when I was just reading this article, I was also in the state of disbelieve, the article itself is obviously very misleading. bottom 90% of people make $31k doesn't really tell you much if you think about it, maybe the top 10-20% of this so called "poorest 90%" is actually earning very decent money, many of them probably make 6 digits, and it's the bottom 10-20% of this "poorest 90%" is making peanuts (or taking handouts) and have dragged down the entire group.
it's disappointing to see many people here who attacked me have failed to show any intelligence and analytic skill in their posts, maybe y'all just a bunch of "liberal arts degree" holders?