FYI: MANY AMERICANS seem to think of themselves as poor—even though they don’t come close to meeting the official definition.
Let’s start with some objective measures. One standard official measure says that, for 2019, a two-person household is in poverty with annual income of $16,910 or less. According to an MIT calculator, a two-adult household in Calhoun County, Alabama, needs to earn at least $8.54 per hour each—with both working fulltime—to support themselves. In Bergen County, New Jersey, that hourly rate jumps to $11.43.
Regards,
Ted
https://humbledollar.com/2019/04/poor-judgment/
