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Yeah, I could really get going on this one too. Unfortunately most govt. studies are so antiquated that they present very little useful information. I'd like to know what actually is the criteria for poor since the technical poor seem to be doing alright. In reality it is a very complex thing to understand, as standards of living have to be established geographicly not nationwide. I live in a 1000sf apt. which is obviously a lot smaller than the average home size, yet there are places I could live where the value of the apt. would provide me the largest mansion on the block. That being the case how is it that standards of living are based on national average income?