Today columnist from around the Midwest seem inspired to share this info that doesn't seem to reflect the "golden age" that Americans were promised and offers more perspective on election returns.
Here are the basics . . .
"In Missouri, while the federal poverty level for a family of four is set at $31,200, the ALICE Survival Budget (or cost of essentials needed to live and work in the current Missouri economy) for that same household is $72,228. The report says 964,480 Missouri families live below the ALICE threshold. That threshold in Kansas is $69,100."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .
Report says 38 percent of Missouri families don't make enough to survive
The United Way says 38 percent of Missouri families don't make enough to survive in the current economy with rising inflation.
More than a third of working people in Kansas City can't afford the basics
A new tool, ALICE, launched Monday by United Way of Greater Kansas City gives a clearer picture of economic struggles in Missouri, Kansas
1 in 3 Kansas City-area households can't afford basic needs, United Way data shows
Above the poverty line, but still struggling: Kansas City households face rising costs.
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