Following up on his last cartoon infographic exploring "the poverty threshold" in the United States, graphic journalist Andy Warner digs into the concept behind "the poverty line," the origins of that measurement and why it's considered so outdated today. View it below in full, or in segments as a slideshow.

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Andy Warner's comic journalism has been published by Symbolia, Slate, popsci.com, American Public Media, Campus Progress and more. You can see more of his work at: andywarnercomics.com and andywarnercomics.tumblr.com.

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Poverty Line Problems: The History of an Outdated Measurement (Infographic)