Post by mesquite on Aug 27, 2015 2:43:37 GMT -5
The federal poverty line for a family of four is $23,850. That income is about half of what a family of four would need to get by in the country's least expensive metropolitan area -- Morristown, Tennessee. Researchers estimate that a two-parent, two-child family in this town of roughly 30,000 would require gross income of $49,114 to cover rent, taxes, food, transportation, child care and other basics.
Families of four living in the 10 largest family budget areas with median household income of $53,046 would fall short in every location. The most expensive city, not surprisingly, is New York, where a family of four needs $98,722 to afford their basic needs. The median household income in the Big Apple stands at only $58,003.
www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-money-do-us-families-need-to-get-by/
Clearly it would seem all two parent, two children families need to be moved to towns of 30,000 or less. The problem of course is these towns would no longer have populations of 30,000 which means the cost would go up. We could put them on trains and take them to less populous area where families could be dropped off every half mile or so.
Families of four living in the 10 largest family budget areas with median household income of $53,046 would fall short in every location. The most expensive city, not surprisingly, is New York, where a family of four needs $98,722 to afford their basic needs. The median household income in the Big Apple stands at only $58,003.
www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-money-do-us-families-need-to-get-by/
Clearly it would seem all two parent, two children families need to be moved to towns of 30,000 or less. The problem of course is these towns would no longer have populations of 30,000 which means the cost would go up. We could put them on trains and take them to less populous area where families could be dropped off every half mile or so.