When considering where the level federal poverty lines should be set one must consider what is poverty. The first definition would be relative poverty, a condition that exists when people may be able to afford basic necessities such as food, clothing, and shelter, but cannot maintain an average standard of living, in comparison to that of other members of their society or group1. The other is absolute poverty, a condition that exists when people do …showed first 75 words of 707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 707 total…If both parents were working then they would also incur child care expenses that were not originally included in the budget. With the poverty level that I attained, there would be a significant number of persons, families that would increase the official poverty data compiled by the U.S. Census. This is shocking also considering a conservative budget measures were taken into account. Clearly minimum wage rates and the federal poverty levels should be reconsidered.