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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in the Midwest and that number sounds crazy high for the poverty line. We live in a wealthy town. We have neighbors with SAHPs who make about that much. They’re not remotely close to the poverty line with their big families, big houses in good school districts. [/quote]

[b]You have to make a lot more with two working parents to have the same quality of life.[/b] In metro areas, you probably need another $30-45k if you both work with two kids. In rural areas, it is probably more like needing another $20-30k.

At lower income levels, you need even more, since the income of the other parent would also need to offset the loss of government programs.[/quote]

This why they have one working parent instead of two.

We’re dual income with each of us making more than them. Yet they live next door and have nicer cars. No family money. I’d hate to see their retirement accounts though.

The point is that $140k isn’t poverty level throughout the country. Only in HCOL spots and only for certain stages in life.

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You’re super dumb.  The POINT is that a family with ONE earner making 140k is better off than a family with TWO earners who EACH make 70k.

Two earners making more than 140k is utterly irrelevant to this particular thread.  Your neighbor’s choice of vehicle is irrelevant.  FFS use the brain God gave you before you comment again.[/quote]

You’re angry because you don’t communicate well in writing and people don’t understand what you’re trying to convey. Your message was garbled and unclear. But thanks for clarifying, I guess?[/quote]

Incorrect.  I’m not the person to whom you initially responded.  Their point was abundantly clear to anyone with two+ brain cells to rub together.[/quote]

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