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Since social scientists and economists began measuring poverty, the definition has never strayed far from a discussion of income.
New research from Georgia Tech economist Shatakshee Dhongde shows there are multiple components of poverty that more accurately describes a household's economic condition. Dhongde looks at "deprivation" more than simply low income, and her work finds that almost 15 percent of Americans are deprived in multiple dimensions.
"This study approaches poverty in a new way," said Dhongde, who recently published "Multi-Dimensional Deprivation in the U.S." in the journal Social Indicators Research.
"We tried to identify what is missing in the literature on poverty, and measure deprivation in six dimensions: health, education, standard of living, security, social connections, and housing quality. When you look at deprivation in these dimensions, you have a better picture of what is really going on with households, especially in developed countries like the United States."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @10:12PM
It's like you've never heard of nights and weekends, those times when working people have ample opportunity to meet friends.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @10:16PM
It's like you've never heard of mandatory overtime you self-entitled bourgeois.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @10:26PM
It's like you've never heard of the 40-hour work week. Your greed legitimizes the abusive practices of capitalist scum, because you want to make your big break into the capitalist class yourself. Keep climbing that golden ladder, aspiring rich asshole.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by t-3 on Monday November 21 2016, @05:53AM
Go fuck yourself. Try working 70 hours a week at $10 an hour and say that shit again. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH JOBS FOR PEOPLE TO REFUSE THEM. When your choices are working 70 hours a week for chump change, selling drugs 100 hours a week for chump change, or starving, you're gonna do what boss man says.
(Score: 2) by Webweasel on Monday November 21 2016, @02:34PM
Hey Man you can make a LOT of money selling drugs.
Err, not that I would know.
Hang on, there's someone at the door.
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(Score: 2) by t-3 on Monday November 21 2016, @02:45PM
You CAN, most people don't. And it's a more stressful job than most - the clientele, the hours, and the necessity of keeping large amounts of cash.
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Monday November 21 2016, @07:34PM
Yes, you can make a lot of money selling drugs. [nytimes.com] An epipen costs about fifty bucks to make, sells for SIX HUNDRED.
Those pharm peddlers, man...
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @10:28PM
Drinks at the joint, Thursday night. Nobody invite Bob, he can never afford to buy a round.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @11:24PM
Lazy fucker. REAL working people work nights and weekends too. You've probably never worked 100 hours in one week, in your life. Lazy fuck!