Approximate Minimum Needs and Policy Tradeoffs

Podcast episode for The $140,000 Question.

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 01:59 - Table of Contents

* 02:27 - None Of This Makes Any Sense

* 04:20 - Let’s Debunk The Whole Calculation Up Front

* 08:42 - The Debunking Chorus

* 13:14 - Okay It’s Not $140,000 But The Vibes Mean Something

* 14:36 - Needing Two Incomes Has A High Cost

* 19:27 - I Lied

* 23:58 - But That’s Not Important Right Now

* 24:12 - Poverty Trap

* 28:50 - Poverty Trap Versus Poverty Line

* 32:17 - Double or Nothing

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