ilmscore | Prediction Details
"we shouldn't be using three times the cost of food because the cost of food went from 33% of budget to 6%. You should instead be doing 16 times the cost of food, which means that the real poverty line is actually closer to $140,000, not the 31 $32,000 it is today."
By Minority Mindset | December 16, 2025 | Incorrect
From video
America’s Middle Class Has Been Lied To For 60 Years — Here’s the Proof 00:02:04 - 00:02:18
Interpreted Prediction
The speaker suggests the poverty line should be 16 times the cost of food, not three times, because food's proportion of the budget has decreased significantly, implying the real poverty line should be around $140,000.
AI Evaluation Notes
The prediction states that the poverty line should be around $140,000. As of 2026-01-14, the poverty line in the US is nowhere near that amount. For example, the 2023 poverty guideline for a family of four was $30,000.

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Topic
Poverty Line Re-evaluation

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