Living on less than half of the federal poverty level is considered “deep poverty.” That describes 53% of impoverished Chicagoans.
Living on less than half of the federal poverty level is considered “deep poverty.” That describes 53% of impoverished Chicagoans.
For those wondering. The Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) who wrote this is a rabid libertarian/conservative think tank group. If you read through on this you’ll see their “solution” is that government just makes it difficult for able-bodied people to work.
To which I would say, “Yes government should make it difficult for able-bodied people to be coaxed into slave labor wages that while technically gets them above the poverty line, offers no economic mobility. The entire point is that all people should have the ability to not just work but to work towards something that personally affects them in a positive manner, not just grind out 300,000 widgets to allow some CEO buy a new yacht.”