tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post6685801923849223654..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: NZ poverty line much higher than USLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-69986704786050891482014-07-12T15:21:15.731+12:002014-07-12T15:21:15.731+12:00In the same way, the OECD generally looks at 50% o...In the same way, the OECD generally looks at 50% of the median income as their main poverty rate. We take 60% as ours. <br /><br />We seem to have a habit of setting these measures at a high rate, and then complaining that a lots of people fall below it.<br /><br />The minimum wage is the same -- ours is really high as a proportion of median wage -- and then we complain a lot of people earn it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com