I find that hard to believe.
If that were true, Tarheels would be dropping like flies right and left. If they don't earn enough to meet "basic, bare-bone needs", then I assume they would be starving to death in the streets, but they aren't. So, they either ARE earning enough to keep a roof over their heads and body and soul together, or else they're stealing money from somewhere. I believe the former is actually true, and that this "North Carolina Justice and Economic Development Center" (and just what the hell is that?) is defining "basic, bare-bone needs" very broadly, like 2 color televisions in every home, SUVs, computers, clothes from the GAP and $100 sneakers.
I find that hard to believe.
As you should. There is no NC Justice and Economic Development Center. I did a web search and found that this organization only existed in this article and copies of this article. But there is a NC Justice and Community Development Center and I am sure that this is the organization the author is talking about as it is your typical liberal antipoverty, living wage promoting organization.
I looked through the many reports and found the statistic the author alluded to and it states: Of North Carolina’s 1 million families with children, 59.4% have incomes under the Living Income Standard (LIC). You may ask what the LIC is. Well it is a minimum income standard set by this same organization. It goes like this:
One Adult, One Child $27,334 each year $13.14 per hour
Two Parents, Two Children $39,674 each year $9.54 per hour - each parent
Two Parents, Three Children $48,772 each year $11.71 per hour - each parent
Two Parents, Four Children $60,388 each year $14.51 per hour - each parent
As you can see these are unreal and bogus numbers. NC is not that expensive to live in. And you can see why the author chose to hide this fact by changing the name of this organization in the article.
As for the poster of this article theoverseer, you should ignore him in the future, as he is a liberal troll that usually posts divisive articles in a hit and run fashion.