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by markvdb 2950 days ago
Here are some numbers (even if I'm not sure about the use of comparing # of people in France and # of Americans in poverty):

https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-current-poverty-rate-un...

TLDR: Depending on the criteria, 12.7%/43.1 million or 14%/47.5 million Americans are living in poverty. About half of which in abject poverty (under 50% of the poverty level).