poverty line

     

The poverty threshol, or poverty line, is the minimum level of income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate standard of living. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries.

Trivia about poverty line

  • In 1997 10% of U.S. families were below this line -- $16,400 for a family of 4
  • In 1963 economist Mollie Orshansky created this "line" by multiplying the cost of an adequate diet by 3

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  • Poverty Line Set Higher in East Java #ANTARAJatim
  • The Herald: One million are now living below the poverty line
  • "One million are now living below the poverty line" - - shared from @Taptu
  • Over the same period, more than half will be poor or nearly poor, with income at 150 percent of the poverty line
  • NZ families with jobs are still living below the poverty line. #nzqt
  • One million are now living below the poverty line | Herald Scotland via @hsnewsbreak #IndyRef
  • Today, 1 in 3 #Children, a total of 15 million are being raised without a #father. Of that group, 1/2 live below the poverty line.
  • @sirjohnarcher Adjunct faculty often make sub-poverty line wages? Do you make sub-poverty lines wages with a Ph.D.?
  • I wonder how many Jamaicans are currently below the poverty line
  • Wal-Mart’s average annual pay of $20,774 is below the Federal Poverty line for a family of four
  • @TheBSPress 20 30 bucks is an "outrage." And I get that people are living close to the poverty line, but it's undeniable the stirdes tbc
  • IF YOURE MAD AT WELFARE BECAUSE PEOPLE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE ARE ABUSING THE SYSTEM, TAKE YOUR BUGATTI AND DRIVE INTO THE PACIFIC RIGHT NOW
  • @EricFielding about 25% of Egyptian below poverty line. what that taxes mean! sisi will turn Egypt economy to economy based on taxes.
  • @feministlady @widgetas Make a deal? Women below the poverty line can have the government pay for BC pills. Otherwise, pay as you go.
  • Which team do I support in the World Cup? Uhm maybe the Brazilians living under the poverty line whose country spent 11.6 billion on sports
  • #Tracyeminsbed 2.5 million pounds 6.9 million Brits under the poverty line the world gone mad
  • @MrCollier_ I live below the poverty line...
  • RT @Mr_Slater Research from #UNISON shows thousands of NHS staff living below the poverty line
  • Research from @unisontweets show that thousands of NHS staff are living below the poverty line
  • Thousands of NHS workers are living below the poverty line, UNISON survey reveals. See today's Herald
  • So 13 MILLION live below the poverty line, our NHS and welfare state is being destroyed yet apparently Suarez is more important. #bbcqt
  • According to @AmerAcadPeds only 34% of kids below the poverty line are read to daily compared with 60% of kids above the line #NewsHourChats
  • The only thing rarer than an actual Bigfoot sighting is an under-the-poverty-line libertarian sighting
  • @The_JDC Common here too. That or artists live around the poverty line, pending what creative realm they work in.
  • A $10.10 minimum wage means $21k per year, which is below poverty line for a family of three.
  • 1 in 5 people in the UK live below the poverty line. Donate TODAY to our #foodbank to help us provide food and support to those in need.
  • RT @thespainreport: @UNICEF Spain reports- 2.3 million Spanish #children, 27% of total, below #poverty line.
  • US poverty line is 20x of Indian "@BarackObama: See why these Americans believe in raising the minimum wage..."
  • We welcome the Foodbank to our #Housing2014 Community Hub, supporting people living below the poverty line
  • Focus on the #LivingWage 'work should pay for a life that allows them to live, not just exist below the poverty line'
  • Doubling the CSG grant value would still leave 46.9% of children below poverty line - Prof. van derBerg #Povertytraps
  • 65 million in #Indonesia live just above the poverty line and very vulnerable to fall into #poverty. Some solutions:
  • Do you think you could? @BoarLifestyle is on hand to demonstrate what it's like to live below the poverty line.
  • THEN after the cheese shop came the Boston Mob and started making tips hand over fist. Meaning above the poverty line.
  • Day 3 of living below the poverty line - So many different types of bean in one small bowl!...but…
  • Poverty adversely affects children. In Rwanda in 2008 83% of children (2m) were living below the poverty line.
  • @Economics21 maybe because its the only way they can manage to be at the median of poverty line instead of the bottom?
  • #C36 is yet another nefarious law that oppresses and abuses a woman's right to live & further increase the poverty line on Females.
  • I'm still waiting for my birthday present from @HorridBorrid. Typical leftie. All promises. No delivery. I'm now below the poverty line.
  • @BarackObama u aren't suppose to raise a family on min wage... I'm all for lowering inflation or moving the poverty line... Min wage is temp
  • Half a million IDPs, millions more below poverty line and meanwhile, if you're planning an Iftar party, it's just abt Ra.3500 per person!
  • First, @BillShortenMP, the proposed co-payment is not a tax; secondly, you’re wrong: I—though officially below the poverty line—support it.
  • Mr Pyne...Many haven't made it to Year 12 and can't GO to Uni! Your budget puts them on the poverty line & below it if under 30 #qt
  • Abbott calls the minimum wage the "welfare wage", makes no mention of actual welfare recipients being below the poverty line #qt
  • @A1mit #kapilsibal will say what income..i am living on my pocket money from my wife..i am below poverty line..i get only 29.90 @DrGarekar
  • the goal is to keep those below the poverty line* in debt. “@rachbarnhart: .@FAFSA tweet deleted after uproar.
  • @taddy_mcd " Miami had the third highest incidence of family incomes below the federal poverty line in the US"
  • So how does a just-above-the-poverty-line ice cream vendor own a Leica? Movie props fail.
  • Is it funny that I live below the poverty line and I DARE to go to college? Does a Bridesmaids scene describe my life? @FAFSA
  • 👈👈👈 Just Ah Good Nigga, Wit ah Foul Life tryna Make ends meet and stay above da Poverty Line.. And stick to the Script of Course...😎