Questions: Society & Politics

I'm hearing theft is high in stores in my area. The more people succeed in theft, the more will join. Why pay for anything, if can get it free? It means the honest people pay for item pay more

Penalties for tax evasion are high... much higher than theft. I'm curious, if someone steals electrical supplies from big box store... I hear that is a big theft item... and tax was due... is that tax theft?

and thus punishable under tax code?

It costs them money to pay for lawyers…but that could be their penance. Those who can’t afford the penance aren’t productive enough.

One is a racist, fraudster, sex assaulter.. who doesn’t know what a tariff is
The other is a moderate corporatist who would safely manage the economy, as Biden did. Do you not look at economic results?

How can a non-operative (non-op) trans woman with a functioning penis navigate everyday life, socially and practically, while living authentically as a woman?

What are the emotional and psychological implications for non-op trans women who use their penis during sex, and how does it impact their sense of femininity?

Does having a penis create a sense of disconnect or conflict with their feminine self-image during intimate experiences for non-op trans women?

*$30,900 = 27,610 Euros

11.6% of people in the U. S. lived BELOW the currently defined OFFICIAL poverty level

The official poverty line as currently defined is "three times the cost of a minimum diet in 1963" – meaning it's measured by how much families spent on food FIVE decades ago. The poverty line DOES NOT account for different regions costs of living.

The poverty line is used as a fundamental tool for people in poverty to receive almost ALL FEDERAL benefits such as housing, food stamps, tuition supplements, school lunches, public transportation subsidy, Medicaid, utility assistance & subsidized child care.

Congress hasn't raised the poverty line because they don't want to be responsible for statistically, but accurately, broadening the definition of poverty and increasing the number of Americans below the line by providing accurate data

Congress also hasn't updated the poverty line to reflect widely varying housing costs in different localities.

In 1963, the median household income covered about 34% of the typical home price. By 2022, this percentage had decreased to just 17%, indicating that home prices have grown more than twice as fast as wages over this period.

Congress has not changed the poverty level baseline because that could be viewed as UNFAIR to people living in a few regions with the lowest housing costs, mainly the rural South & Midwest.

For more info:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/09/why-federal-poverty-line-not-effective/10827076002/