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Let's turn now to poverty.

There was an absolutely fascinating essay that went very, very viral amongst the, you know,

the economy literati.

And it was about the poverty line.

And as you guys may know, the federal poverty line is a set standard.

Where it's currently set is very, very low. There's long been in a discussion about, the federal poverty line is a set standard, where it's currently set

is very, very low.

There's long been in a discussion about whether that poverty line really captures things.

But this new essay by Michael Green argues that the federal poverty line should be higher.

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