The current "poverty level" in the US is $10,210 for one, and $20,650 for a family of four. http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/07poverty.shtml Although this would provide a wonderful standard of living in lesser developed nations, in the US rent alone takes the majority of this income level. The reference to "severe poverty" is someone's description of 50% of the "poverty level". As of ...
