Wall Street strategist Michael Green caused a stir on social media last week with his outlandish claim that the federal poverty line should be raised to cover individuals earning as much as $140,000 ...

The claim that a family needs six figures just to avoid poverty sounds like a provocation, but it is rooted in a detailed attempt to price out a very ordinary American life. A Wall Street strategist ...

The idea that a family earning six figures could still feel poor sounds absurd until you start tallying rent, child care, health insurance, and the quiet cost of losing government help. A Wall Street ...

A Wall Street portfolio manager has gone viral with a blog post that posits a new poverty line for a family of four in America: $140,000 a year. It’s a large number. The Federal Poverty Level set by ...

Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are poised to disappear at year's end if Congress doesn't extend them. If that happens, households with incomes over 400% of the federal poverty line would be ...

Take A Number: A Striking Figure In Economic News Today ...

Nigeria's 2026 poverty alleviation budget is less than 1% of total spending, raising concerns as poverty is projected to rise ...