A viral post claims $140,000 is the new poverty line. Here's the math

A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.

Is $140,000 the real poverty line? A viral essay sparks debate

A viral claim that $140K is the "real poverty line" has sparked debate over what it takes to be middle class in 2025.
NPR

The Price Of Poverty: What It Means To Be Poor In America

In 2020, more than 37 million Americans lived in poverty according to new data from the U.S Census Bureau. That's 3.3 million more than in 2019. But this number doesn't include those who are above the ...
The New York Times

America Is in a Disgraced Class of Its Own

Mr. Desmond, a sociologist at Princeton, is the director of its Eviction Lab and the author of “Poverty, by America” and “Evicted.” The United States has a poverty problem. A third of the country’s ...