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[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

not as poor as they would be if left to their income alone

So what you're saying is their income is not sufficient to live on, and the poverty line should be raised, because even with subsidies they're still considered poor

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They are not “poor” with subsidies. Subsidies help them stay above the poverty line.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Most of them are paid welfare in kind in form of food grains. If you are taking income based poverty, they are poor, in that they don't have sufficient purchasing power to even afford the basics.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

They are, you're wrong