I hope this settles a rather pointless argument.

The graph shows about 30-35% of households at about $26,000 or less. Are 1/2 of Americans living in these households, probably not. Are the homeless counted as in a household? The few million in prisons? Long term care facilities?

Boberts numbers seem likes a stretch, but that does not detract from Bobert's point 30% or 50% of the population living in relative poverty is not a good thing.

I say relative poverty because that is what counts in terms of the survey posted by Sawz. But Eliza and others raise an interesting point. If anyone answering the survey was below the national poverty line of their country they might think "Compared to an orphan living off a trash heap in Dehli I am rich! Do I deserve my riches? Of course I do! I will answer Yes!"