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Re:As crops rot, millions go hungry in India by eli on Sunday July 01, 2012 @11:23PM (#4187152)
That does not sound like the correct number for the US poverty line. Where did you get it from?
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Re:As crops rot, millions go hungry in India by excuse-me on Sunday July 01, 2012 @11:31PM (#4187175)
Sorry my mistake, it was from a lobbying group website and is 2x the "official" US poverty level income figure. Their point being that even at 200% of the official figure it's still pretty tough, which is certainly true.

Their site was one of these "thinktanks" that appear to be an official government agency until you look very closely.

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