Nearly 240,000 Chicagoans living on less than $19 a day
illinoispolicy.org
Living on less than half of the federal poverty level is considered “deep poverty.” That describes 53% of impoverished Chicagoans.
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Living on less than half of the federal poverty level is considered “deep poverty.” That describes 53% of impoverished Chicagoans.
I guess you might be able to eat on around $19 / day if you only bought the cheapest staples at the grocery store. Sounds very difficult, though.
Eating on $19 a day is absurdly simple. I feed an entire family very well on that.
Eating, transport, housing, medical, clothing, etc is the hard part.
I don't really see the numbers here but they kinda make sense. Minimum wage single mom with two kids, yes that would be about $19 per day per person. Food stamps and WIC and housing assistance for the rest.
Pretty fucking miserable way to live.
You are including far more.
That’s only eating. Now start to think about housing and all the other necessities.
Right. Most of those would not be possible.
Lentils, rice, bulk spice, butternut/acorn/spaghetti squash
Misery to survive, got it.
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People like to eat a variety of food. Not just lentils and squash all the time. Maybe you're fine with a boring palate. Most people like more than two or three flavors, some of them even sweet.
But I guess poor people don't deserve that. Lentils for them every meal.
This assumes a number of things. One, that my one example is something that people should be eating all the time. Two that the ingredients i listed can only be prepared in a boring way. I'm sorry you lack the imagination or even an Indian cookbook.
How many ways do you think those four things can be prepared without any other ingredients or even spices?
Any other weird limitations you'd like to add to this weird scenario?
What limitations? You only listed those things.