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Who Says 60 Million Americans Live on $7 a Day?

January 10, 2008 - 12:01 am - by Annie Jacobsen
gringo
2008-01-10 10:37:11

David,

The real question to David is simple – do 60 million Americans live on $7 or less a day or not? You claim to be an highly esteemed journalist, and a trained economist – so by your estimation, what is the ACTUAL number of Americans who’s income is less than $7 a day?
BTW, quick question – if I am a rich guy, who owns 10 factories, and who actually lost 100 million dollars in a particular year – would he be counted as a person who lives on less than $7 a day on that year based on your article?

Lastly, David, would you provide a much more accurate estimation on the number of Americans who SPENT less than $7 dollars a day annually?