A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.
A viral claim that $140K is the "real poverty line" has sparked debate over what it takes to be middle class in 2025.
Financial analyst Michael Green suggests the official poverty line of $32,000 per year for a family of four in the U.S. is ...
Green’s Substack post delved into the well-known concepts of “the two-income trap” and benefit "cliffs.” The former is ...
The most notable call made this weekend by a market commentator came not on the state of the stock market, but on the state ...
Michael Green’s call to expand the poverty line to $140K reignites a debate over what economic strain really means today.
Affordability discourse is useless if it's not accurate, and politicians should strive to accurately describe Americans' ...
The government puts the poverty line for a family of four at $32,150. But a Wall Street portfolio manager has ignited a ...
At least from a material perspective, things have never been better for many if not most Americans: Their homes are larger ...
While lawmakers, policymakers, and President Donald Trump weigh what to do about booming prices, financial analyst Michael ...
For those taking in the “Step Into Someone Else’s Shoes” Poverty Simulation, seeing what it’s like to live in poverty was a ...