Question

One cost-of-living indicator available on the internet shows that a salary of $40,000 in santa barbara, california, is equivalent to $14,000 in wichita, kansas. this is primarily because of housing, which is much less expensive in wichita. what does this difference say about how the federal government calculates poverty?

Answer 1

it points to a flaw in the way the government calculates the poverty line, as the standard is uniformly applied without regard to regional differences.