&gt; In the &quot;poverty&quot; regime of approximately $0-$15k&#x2F;year (I put &quot;poverty&quot; in scare quotes because in India this would be considered &quot;rich&quot;)<p>Cost of living is what makes $0-15k&#x2F;year poverty in the US. It&#x27;s disingenuous to suggest that one can equate the US dollar amount poverty level designation with that of India.