Could the poverty line really be $140,000 a year? Here’s what the data shows

A prominent strategist contends that the real "poverty line" for a family of four is $140,000, not the official threshold of ...

Wall Street investor says the poverty line is $136,500, those who try to escape see 'benefits disappear faster than wages increase.' Do you agree?

Green is making waves with a provocative claim: the official U.S. poverty line is a "lie" — that is, wildly disconnected from ...
Forbes

When The Poverty Line Is Too Low, Everyone Pays The Price

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. It’s time to retire the outdated federal poverty line and ...
The American SpectatorOpinion

Poverty Reduction Programs Do Not Reduce Poverty

Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent ...
Yahoo

Op-Ed: Why the federal poverty line doesn't begin to tell the story of poverty in the U.S.

Workers at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County pack up boxes that will be delivered to local senior centers in April 2020. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Recently released Census ...