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Doug Miller wrote:

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I'm comfortable with using the Federal government's definition of the poverty
level, perhaps
by applying some multiplier. Seems to me it should be based on family size.

Most plans seem to suggest something like 150 or 200% of poverty line as
a cutoff for things like school lunches, etc. The poverty levels are
based on family size and are even higher for Alaska and Hawaii.
Just for the heck of it. 2011, poverty level in the US for single
person is over $20,000. Average per capita income in Africa was around
$4,000.

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