The poverty line refers to the

a. amount of money needed to support the basic needs of a household, as determined by the government

b. minimum amount of money a household needs to be considered middle class.
c. amount of money a family needs to be comfortable.
d. average hourly wage of the poorest workers in a society.


a

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