Living wage = the amount of money it takes to live in various regions + the costs of education for your children... Nothting more, nothing less...

$33,000 per capita should do the trick quite nicely and still leave a wealthy class...

But I seriously doubt the $33,000 figure since it is most likely based on "taxable income"... Taxable income is what is left after all the crooks hide their wealth off shore, after the middle class uses it deductiona and exemptions... If that is what we are talking about then you can probably double the per capita figure... Maybe triple it...

But even with the Dickey figure, there is not reason for poverty other than greed...

Bobert

p.s. Sorry folks for my lack of proof reading skills... They generally aren't as bad as of late but I've been working like a crazy man and am just worn slap out these days...