alt Hacker News>and half of the US is living in abject poverty
Source? All the ones I know of use questionable methodology like: "being able to afford a 2 bedroom apartment at median wage".
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mschuster91 • yesterday at 4:37 PM
> All the ones I know of use questionable methodology like: "being able to afford a 2 bedroom apartment at median wage".
Well, that's (at minimum) what you need to raise a family and replace yourself in the labor pool.
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Out of curiosity, what is your expected baseline of what the average person and family in the US should be able to afford?