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Меня недавно в одной дискуссии убеждали, что человек, который получает свыше 100К в Америке - бедный (дальше в дискуссии там выясняется, что черта бедности пролегает где-то в районе 200К, но точно её определить не удалось). Меня это сильно удивило, но с другой стороны:
"Poor" Americans today are better housed, better fed, and own more property than did the average U.S. citizen throughout much of the 20th Century.
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Among "the persons whom the Census Bureau identifies as 'poor,' " 38% were homeowners. Among "poor" households, 62% owned a car, 14% two or more cars, nearly half had air-conditioning, and 31% had microwave ovens. "Nationwide, some 22,000 'poor' households have heated swimming pools or Jacuzzis."
nearly 40 percent of all adults living in poverty use only cellphones, compared with about 21 percent of adults with higher incomes.
Ну, допустим, мобильник у меня есть. И микроволновка. Но вот ни собственного дома, ни джакузи в нём нету. Я даже не знаю, как называется человек, который беднее нищего?
"Poor" Americans today are better housed, better fed, and own more property than did the average U.S. citizen throughout much of the 20th Century.
/.../
Among "the persons whom the Census Bureau identifies as 'poor,' " 38% were homeowners. Among "poor" households, 62% owned a car, 14% two or more cars, nearly half had air-conditioning, and 31% had microwave ovens. "Nationwide, some 22,000 'poor' households have heated swimming pools or Jacuzzis."
nearly 40 percent of all adults living in poverty use only cellphones, compared with about 21 percent of adults with higher incomes.
Ну, допустим, мобильник у меня есть. И микроволновка. Но вот ни собственного дома, ни джакузи в нём нету. Я даже не знаю, как называется человек, который беднее нищего?
