More than half of its population live below the povertythreshold.
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Eighty-eight percent of the population lived under the povertythreshold.
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One reason is that the U.S. government has already been raising the povertythreshold too quickly.
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The minimum income standard differs from the povertythreshold, which stands at 60% of median household income.
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Advocates of higher hourly pay say full-time workers are kept below the povertythreshold for a family of four at the current wage.
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The legislation I have proposed will help eliminate inequities by establishing a national minimum benefit, and by directly relating benefit levels to the povertythreshold.
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In a report, it also highlighted the "nearly poor", those just above the povertythreshold by a marginal 10-50 euros a month.
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The U.S. Census Bureau is experimenting with a new formula that would raise the povertythreshold for a family of four to $19,500 from $16,660.