An interesting tidbit picked up this morning. The federal poverty threshhold, which details who is eligible for various federal benefits and programs, is $21,200 (not sure if that's gross or net) for a family of four. Let that roll around on your tongue for a while.
Poverty level? That barely pays the rent and food bill, never mind utilities, clothes for the kids and gas for the car. Or maybe that assumes anyone that poor can't afford a car, in which case they'll probably have to take a bus to work, but that ain't free either.
So when the state says they are cutting off benefits - say, child care benefits so people can continue to work - to anyone making 150 percent of the federal poverty level, that establishes the cutoff point at $31,800 for a family of four.
And you think you've got it tough.
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