More than 43 million Americans are currently living below the poverty threshold.

超过四千三百万的美国人现今仍生活在贫困线以下。

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Mississippi’s maximum benefit of $230 is not much more than the federal poverty threshold of $200 for an individual.

密西西比州发放的津贴最多只有230美元，比美联邦人均200美元的贫困线多不了多少。

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Developed in the 1960s, the poverty threshold represents the basic cost of food for a household, multiplied by three.

贫困的阀值代表了一个家庭对食物基本花费的三倍。

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Social security premiums have increased in the last 20 years, putting families on the threshold of poverty.

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Developed in the 1960s, the poverty threshold represents the basic cost of food for a household, multiplied by three.

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In 1996, 14.4m Americans had an income of less than half the poverty threshold, compared with 13.9m in 1995.

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The Green Party said it did not know how many workers sub-contracted by the councils are paid less than the poverty threshold.

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