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minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoThat’s well below the poverty line wages. That’s dirt poor in almost any part of the country let alone Manhattan, one of the most expensive cities in the U.S.
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 days agoFrezik was talking about the $100K, not the $11K.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-24 days agoNot really. Poverty line in New York City for two adults/two children is $43,890. https://robinhood.org/news/annual-poverty-tracker-report-by-robin-hood-and-columbia-finds-nyc-poverty-increased-from-18-percent-to-23-percent-in-2022-a-jump-from-1-5-to-2-million-new-yorkers-living-in-poverty/ Edit: also keep in mind that New Yorkers often don’t need a car. That’s a huge yearly spending reduction.
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoYeah, as the other person pointed out, I was pointing to the 11K per year comment. Maybe a typo?
That’s well below the poverty line wages. That’s dirt poor in almost any part of the country let alone Manhattan, one of the most expensive cities in the U.S.
Frezik was talking about the $100K, not the $11K.
Not really. Poverty line in New York City for two adults/two children is $43,890.
https://robinhood.org/news/annual-poverty-tracker-report-by-robin-hood-and-columbia-finds-nyc-poverty-increased-from-18-percent-to-23-percent-in-2022-a-jump-from-1-5-to-2-million-new-yorkers-living-in-poverty/
Edit: also keep in mind that New Yorkers often don’t need a car. That’s a huge yearly spending reduction.
Yeah, as the other person pointed out, I was pointing to the 11K per year comment. Maybe a typo?
NYC or Manhattan?