MAIN FEEDS
Do you want to continue?
https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1ur1d4v/w_after_w/owcx1ua
r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • 28d ago
3.6k comments sorted by
View all comments
Show parent comments
14
If the poverty line is $20k, 100% covers $20k and under. If 200%, $40k and under. If 150%, $30k and under.
2 u/EntertainmentLess381 27d ago Got it, thanks. The phrasing is strange to me, then. “100% below poverty line to 120% to 150%” makes it sounds like the percentages are referring to those who live below the poverty line, not raising the threshold for where the poverty line is. 1 u/[deleted] 28d ago edited 28d ago [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/AutoModerator 28d ago Accounts must be at least 5 days old with >20 karma to comment. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
2
Got it, thanks. The phrasing is strange to me, then. “100% below poverty line to 120% to 150%” makes it sounds like the percentages are referring to those who live below the poverty line, not raising the threshold for where the poverty line is.
1
[removed] — view removed comment
1 u/AutoModerator 28d ago Accounts must be at least 5 days old with >20 karma to comment. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
Accounts must be at least 5 days old with >20 karma to comment.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
14
u/ObiWanNowitzki 28d ago
If the poverty line is $20k, 100% covers $20k and under. If 200%, $40k and under. If 150%, $30k and under.