#povertyline — Public Fediverse posts
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Borrowed from @MostlyHarmless to add alt text❤️. Poverty is super time consuming. So much time is stolen for those of us under the poverty line.
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8) We need an #ExtremeWealthLine if we are to lift more people above the #PovertyLine
If we believe #SocialMobility is good then a #WealthTax becomes a necessity
If we believe our #Politics is increasingly been bought by the #UltraWealthy then failure to address gross #inequality will lead to a decline in western #democracy
@ingridrobeyns
Lays it out clearly in this piece 👇 -
8) We need an #ExtremeWealthLine if we are to lift more people above the #PovertyLine
If we believe #SocialMobility is good then a #WealthTax becomes a necessity
If we believe our #Politics is increasingly been bought by the #UltraWealthy then failure to address gross #inequality will lead to a decline in western #democracy
@ingridrobeyns
Lays it out clearly in this piece 👇 -
World Bank Miracle: How to Show Rising Poverty as Declining!
The real poverty line at which a bare minimum level of nutrition can be reached, is at least three times the official poverty line and at least 65% of India’s population falls below it.
by Utsa Patnaik
Newsclick
December 22, 2025https://www.newsclick.in/world-bank-miracle-how-show-rising-poverty-declining
#poverty #PovertyLine #BelowPovertyLine #India #China #Asia #Africa #WorldBank #colonialism #imperialism #capitalism -
World Bank Miracle: How to Show Rising Poverty as Declining!
The real poverty line at which a bare minimum level of nutrition can be reached, is at least three times the official poverty line and at least 65% of India’s population falls below it.
by Utsa Patnaik
Newsclick
December 22, 2025https://www.newsclick.in/world-bank-miracle-how-show-rising-poverty-declining
#poverty #PovertyLine #BelowPovertyLine #India #China #Asia #Africa #WorldBank #colonialism #imperialism #capitalism -
How many more Americans would live below the poverty line if the US government were to ban all imports of consumer goods?
#protectionism #importsubstitution #mercantilism #autarky #tradebarriers #tradewars #poverty #povertyline #americans #affordabilitycrisis #inflation #tradepolicy #usa #donaldtrump #tariffs #consumergoods #economics #imports -
While even the author of the original article does not feel that $140k is literally the new poverty line, his piece has prompted important conversations about "benefit cliffs" and what level of income is actually required for a family to cover the basics *without outside assistance.*
What do you think?? -
While even the author of the original article does not feel that $140k is literally the new poverty line, his piece has prompted important conversations about "benefit cliffs" and what level of income is actually required for a family to cover the basics *without outside assistance.*
What do you think?? -
While even the author of the original article does not feel that $140k is literally the new poverty line, his piece has prompted important conversations about "benefit cliffs" and what level of income is actually required for a family to cover the basics *without outside assistance.*
What do you think?? -
While even the author of the original article does not feel that $140k is literally the new poverty line, his piece has prompted important conversations about "benefit cliffs" and what level of income is actually required for a family to cover the basics *without outside assistance.*
What do you think?? -
Michael Green recalculates what the poverty line is in USA. I wonder what would be the equivalent in Australia https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie #PovertyLine #poverty
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Michael Green recalculates what the poverty line is in USA. I wonder what would be the equivalent in Australia https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie #PovertyLine #poverty
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The new wage lifts two-thirds of the workforce above Mexico’s family #povertyline, & above Mexico’s #minimumwage of about $1.71 per hour. A proposed nationwide shift to a 40-hour workweek without a reduction in pay (Mexico’s workweek is currently capped at 48 hours) would also mark a significant advance.
https://labornotes.org/2025/04/unmoved-tariff-threats-mexican-gm-workers-win-double-digit-wage-hike
#Mexico #GeneralMotors #LaborMovement #organize #autoworkers #Solidarity Silao #Guanajuato #unions SINTTIA
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The new wage lifts two-thirds of the workforce above Mexico’s family #povertyline, & above Mexico’s #minimumwage of about $1.71 per hour. A proposed nationwide shift to a 40-hour workweek without a reduction in pay (Mexico’s workweek is currently capped at 48 hours) would also mark a significant advance.
https://labornotes.org/2025/04/unmoved-tariff-threats-mexican-gm-workers-win-double-digit-wage-hike
#Mexico #GeneralMotors #LaborMovement #organize #autoworkers #Solidarity Silao #Guanajuato #unions SINTTIA
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Raising Jobseeker to $80 per day—in line with the Raise the Rate campaign—and indexing it to keep up with wages would cost $9.5 billion per year.
This a fraction of the cost of superannuation tax concessions ($50 billion per year) or the Capital Gains Tax discount ($15 billion), both of which mainly benefit the richest Australians.
https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/jobseeker-payments-are-too-low/
#AUWU #breadline #costoflivingcrisis #dole #jobseeker #povertyline #RaiseTheRate #unemployedworkers
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Raising Jobseeker to $80 per day—in line with the Raise the Rate campaign—and indexing it to keep up with wages would cost $9.5 billion per year.
This a fraction of the cost of superannuation tax concessions ($50 billion per year) or the Capital Gains Tax discount ($15 billion), both of which mainly benefit the richest Australians.
https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/jobseeker-payments-are-too-low/
#AUWU #breadline #costoflivingcrisis #dole #jobseeker #povertyline #RaiseTheRate #unemployedworkers
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“Our world, in which the top 1% own more than the 95% combined, in which we’re on course for five trillionaires within a decade, is not on course to end #poverty soon, nor to meet the scale of the #climatecrisis”.
The number of people living under the $6.85 #povertyline today is in fact close to what it was in 1990, he said.
https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/01/world-rich-get-richer-poor-get-poorer-billionaires-rise/
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#Memoir contradicts #Republican #Senatecandidate’s ‘below the #povertyline’ tale
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/tim-sheehy-republican-senate-montana
#Montana’s #TimSheehy claims he and wife lived in #poverty but own #book reveals he had $400,000 to build #company
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#Memoir contradicts #Republican #Senatecandidate’s ‘below the #povertyline’ tale
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/tim-sheehy-republican-senate-montana
#Montana’s #TimSheehy claims he and wife lived in #poverty but own #book reveals he had $400,000 to build #company
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A reddit post i’ve stumbled across today - from the male of a 26yr old American couple.
They’ve had to make a heart wrenching decision give up their child for adoption, because today’s economy and the lack of government support for those doing it touch mean they can’t survive and provide for their child even on the bare minimum.
I hate to think how many Aussies might find themselves considering such an awful choice.
#HousingCrisis #EconomicJustice #Families #PovertyLine #Poverty
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A reddit post i’ve stumbled across today - from the male of a 26yr old American couple.
They’ve had to make a heart wrenching decision give up their child for adoption, because today’s economy and the lack of government support for those doing it touch mean they can’t survive and provide for their child even on the bare minimum.
I hate to think how many Aussies might find themselves considering such an awful choice.
#HousingCrisis #EconomicJustice #Families #PovertyLine #Poverty
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Ok folks.... I'm going to try to create two hashtags.
The #PovertyLine is obvious to everyone. Nobody should fall below the poverty line!
The #WealthLine is the new concept we must push everywhere in media, politics, economics, etc. Nobody should be allowed above the wealth line, Nobody. And, if you're afraid of the #WealthLine , then you're selfish and not really interested in a more equitable and sustainable world.
Let's push this concept, folks. Especially, let's push it on our politicians! -
Ok folks.... I'm going to try to create two hashtags.
The #PovertyLine is obvious to everyone. Nobody should fall below the poverty line!
The #WealthLine is the new concept we must push everywhere in media, politics, economics, etc. Nobody should be allowed above the wealth line, Nobody. And, if you're afraid of the #WealthLine , then you're selfish and not really interested in a more equitable and sustainable world.
Let's push this concept, folks. Especially, let's push it on our politicians! -
No increase to base jobseeker rate in budget means Centrelink payment remains below poverty line
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2024/may/16/australia-federal-budget-2024-jobseeker-centrelink-payments-welfare-services-australiaThis latest federal budget offers little hope to unemployed people. Again, the government's safety-net is not enough for people left without work by the sad state of the economy. They should raise the dole until it's over the poverty line. Or, even better, offer a real fix in the form of a universal basic income.
#AusPol #Jobseeker #Dole #Budget #Centrelink #PovertyLine #CostOfLiving #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome
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No increase to base jobseeker rate in budget means Centrelink payment remains below poverty line
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2024/may/16/australia-federal-budget-2024-jobseeker-centrelink-payments-welfare-services-australiaThis latest federal budget offers little hope to unemployed people. Again, the government's safety-net is not enough for people left without work by the sad state of the economy. They should raise the dole until it's over the poverty line. Or, even better, offer a real fix in the form of a universal basic income.
#AusPol #Jobseeker #Dole #Budget #Centrelink #PovertyLine #CostOfLiving #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome
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“Completely Legal” $4.20 p/hour (*wage theft )
At $1,002.50 a fortnight for a single person, the DSP is higher than jobseeker, but still well below the poverty line (approximately $1,204 in 2023).
* minimum wage $23.23 an hour
#povertyline #breadline #workingpoor #minimumwage #NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) #DSP (Disability Support Pension) #JobSeeker
#RaiseTheRateAbolish Subminimum Wage
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGVqOu2taAutO7QIK12lYPVGzvn9sZPCc_gaML9LE29KZ7kw/viewform -
“Completely Legal” $4.20 p/hour (*wage theft )
At $1,002.50 a fortnight for a single person, the DSP is higher than jobseeker, but still well below the poverty line (approximately $1,204 in 2023).
* minimum wage $23.23 an hour
#povertyline #breadline #workingpoor #minimumwage #NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) #DSP (Disability Support Pension) #JobSeeker
#RaiseTheRateAbolish Subminimum Wage
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGVqOu2taAutO7QIK12lYPVGzvn9sZPCc_gaML9LE29KZ7kw/viewform -
American Geography
Between 2014 and 2020, photographer Matt Black traveled to hundreds of high poverty communities across the United States, concentrating on areas with poverty rates above 20%. He discovered that he could travel from coast to coast without ever crossing above this poverty line, through 46 states.
#mattblack #photography #photographer #americangeography #photojournalism #photojournalist #mattblackphotography #blackandwhitephotography #bwphotography #bwphoto #schwarzweiss #schwarzweissfotografie #blackandwhite #americanlandscape #noirblanc #fotografia #fotografie #negroyblanco #povertyline
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American Geography
Between 2014 and 2020, photographer Matt Black traveled to hundreds of high poverty communities across the United States, concentrating on areas with poverty rates above 20%. He discovered that he could travel from coast to coast without ever crossing above this poverty line, through 46 states.
#mattblack #photography #photographer #americangeography #photojournalism #photojournalist #mattblackphotography #blackandwhitephotography #bwphotography #bwphoto #schwarzweiss #schwarzweissfotografie #blackandwhite #americanlandscape #noirblanc #fotografia #fotografie #negroyblanco #povertyline
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American Geography
Between 2014 and 2020, photographer Matt Black traveled to hundreds of high poverty communities across the United States, concentrating on areas with poverty rates above 20%. He discovered that he could travel from coast to coast without ever crossing above this poverty line, through 46 states.
#mattblack #photography #photographer #americangeography #photojournalism #photojournalist #mattblackphotography #blackandwhitephotography #bwphotography #bwphoto #schwarzweiss #schwarzweissfotografie #blackandwhite #americanlandscape #noirblanc #fotografia #fotografie #negroyblanco #povertyline
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Global News BC: Penticton, B.C. man frustrated with province over clawback of disability payments https://globalnews.ca/news/9423746/penticton-bc-man-frustrated-province-disability-payments/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DisabilityPayments #Okanagandisability #Penticondisability #BCgovernment #CostofLiving #povertyline #penticton #Canada
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One-third of Americans make less than $15/hour. This includes:
▶️ 46% of Hispanic/Latinx workers and 47% of Black workers
▶️ 40% of women in the workforce
▶️ 57% of working single parents
#raisethewage #blacklivesmatter #povertyline https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/research-publications/the-crisis-of-low-wages-in-the-us/ -
One-third of Americans make less than $15/hour. This includes:
▶️ 46% of Hispanic/Latinx workers and 47% of Black workers
▶️ 40% of women in the workforce
▶️ 57% of working single parents
#raisethewage #blacklivesmatter #povertyline https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/research-publications/the-crisis-of-low-wages-in-the-us/
