• stevehobbes@lemy.lol
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    10 months ago

    Why do we keep trying to pervert defined terms?

    The working poor are those who work at least 27 weeks a year and still have income below the poverty line.

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      10 months ago

      Because that definition is woefully inadequate to describe the conditions of people experiencing poverty.

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        10 months ago

        I’m not sure how broadening it to include like half the country helps them?

        Lots of people live paycheck to paycheck because they have to - other people live paycheck to paycheck because they want to drive a BMW and have a house 50% larger they can afford. They’re not the same.