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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...xrH86_aHDg
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The Trump administration may alter the way it determines the national poverty threshold, putting Americans living on the margins at risk of losing access to welfare programs.
The possible move would involve changing how inflation is calculated in the “official poverty measure,” the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a regulatory filing on Monday. The formula has been used for decades to determine whether people qualify for certain federal programs and benefits.
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Another Obama idea that’s curiously now “better” today when someone else floats it.
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Evolutionary Republican Logic:
"They have a mule to plow their fields. Not poor !"
"They have a roof over their heads. Not poor !"
"They have food. Not poor !"
"They have clothing. Not poor !"
"They have a Color TV. Not poor !"
"They have a phone ! Not poor !"
"They have a car. Not poor !"
"They have a computer. Not poor !"
"They live in the US. Not poor !"
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Brilliant!
Lower the poverty threshold and then claim that you lifted millions out of poverty!
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A rising tide lifts all yachts, and the yachts in the yachts.
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cbelt3 wrote:
Evolutionary Republican Logic:
"They have a mule to plow their fields. Not poor !"
"They have a roof over their heads. Not poor !"
"They have food. Not poor !"
"They have clothing. Not poor !"
"They have a Color TV. Not poor !"
"They have a phone ! Not poor !"
"They have a car. Not poor !"
"They have a computer. Not poor !"
"They live in the US. Not poor !"
This will actually get more true once we have 50% tariffs on Chinese imports.
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Acer wrote:
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This was Obama's idea
Why did it not go anywhere when he proposed it?
Democrats, I bet.
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Yes, congressional Democrats prevented Obama from pursuing it. Another question might be, WHY was Obama’s White House interested?
