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He does dismiss it right there in the same sentence, saying "I’m dubious about [12%] as well." It's obvious that this guy who equates $400 with a new tire is out of touch and I guess he drives a Porsche. Poor Americans drive on the same tires until they explode and then they get another $20 tire. Also rich to equate it with a dishwasher repair bill; only 2/3rds of Americans can look forward to one of those because the other 1/3rd don't even have a dishwasher.

The specialist on American poverty at the AEI is not the kind of person to whom you should turn for factual statements about poverty in America. AEI is an organization founded upon and dedicated to deception.