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[–] liv@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They appear to have set it up that way on purpose.

A single mother of one here is eligible for $399 a month in state assistance, and only if she has a net income of $456 a month or less.

Utah doesn’t do more for those in need in part because a contingent of its lawmakers, the overwhelming majority of whom are Latter-day Saints themselves, assume the church is handling the poverty issue; they also are loath to raise taxes to do the state’s share, a review of Utah’s legislative history demonstrates.

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

us$10k/year

I doubt there is anywhere in the US where that is an adequate amount to pay for food and shelter. That is monstrous.