"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 3/26/2019 9:40 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2019-03-26 1:42 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 2019-03-25 11:02 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>>>> I think it's cute that after 2 years you still refer to him as "your
>>>>>> gardener" when that's the least of what he is. But if it makes you
>>>>>> feel all high society, then knock yourself out.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is true that he's also my handyman and a friend. But he is the one
>>>>> that takes care of my gardening and that is what I first hired him
>>>>> for. So I refer to him as such. I am certainly not high society. I am
>>>>> currently working on my taxes. Can't file yet as I'm waiting on some
>>>>> paperwork but I do know my total income for the year and that total
>>>>> puts me below the poverty level for this area. Poverty level being
>>>>> $72,000.00 per year
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm calling bullshit on that one. The poverty threhold for Washington
>>>> is $24,339 for a family of four. The median household income is 86,167.
>>>
>>> I'll get you a link.
>>>
>>> https://www.king5.com/article/news/l.../281-434107397
>>>
>>> And another:
>>>
>>> https://q13fox.com/2017/04/26/72000-...homish-county/
>>>
>>> So... Low income. Is that the same as poverty? Don't know.
>>
>>
>> NO. It is not the same as poverty.
>
> Poverty is definitely not $72,000 a year. Poverty is worrying constantly
> about paying for a roof over your head, food, a way to cook it. It
> definitely doesn't involve having hired help. LOL

Who here has hired help?