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minus-square@NocturnalMorninglink4•15 hours agoThat’s well below the poverty line wages. That’s dirt poor in almost any part of the country let alone Manhattan, one of the most expensive cities in the U.S.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•15 hours agoFrezik was talking about the $100K, not the $11K.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•edit-215 hours agoNot really. Poverty line in New York City for two adults/two children is $43,890. https://robinhood.org/news/annual-poverty-tracker-report-by-robin-hood-and-columbia-finds-nyc-poverty-increased-from-18-percent-to-23-percent-in-2022-a-jump-from-1-5-to-2-million-new-yorkers-living-in-poverty/ Edit: also keep in mind that New Yorkers often don’t need a car. That’s a huge yearly spending reduction.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•15 hours agoHe thinks you mean 11K/year, and you think he means 100k/year. Just trying to help out… :)
minus-square@NocturnalMorninglink5•14 hours agoYeah, as the other person pointed out, I was pointing to the 11K per year comment. Maybe a typo?
That’s well below the poverty line wages. That’s dirt poor in almost any part of the country let alone Manhattan, one of the most expensive cities in the U.S.
Frezik was talking about the $100K, not the $11K.
Not really. Poverty line in New York City for two adults/two children is $43,890.
https://robinhood.org/news/annual-poverty-tracker-report-by-robin-hood-and-columbia-finds-nyc-poverty-increased-from-18-percent-to-23-percent-in-2022-a-jump-from-1-5-to-2-million-new-yorkers-living-in-poverty/
Edit: also keep in mind that New Yorkers often don’t need a car. That’s a huge yearly spending reduction.
He thinks you mean 11K/year, and you think he means 100k/year. Just trying to help out… :)
Yeah, as the other person pointed out, I was pointing to the 11K per year comment. Maybe a typo?
NYC or Manhattan?