if you saw an article, it must be true.
and yes, nobody told you that there would be math involved, but when 34 mil, (pre covid number), live below the poverty level in the US, getting only 1.5 mil out of poverty doesn't exactly solve the problem.
then the real math problems arise, especially for someone staunchly opposed to universal healthcare.
average cost of a 1 br apt in US, $1621 mo.
average cost of a single person health plan is $462 mo, and a family health plan in the US is $1152 mo.
electric plus water plus internet maybe another $200 - $300 mo depending on locale.
$10 hr is $1700 gross a month for someone getting 40 hrs every week.
and we haven't addressed transportation or food or anything else yet, let alone kids.
do you not see the math issues yet?
that said, if you don't like the US cost of living numbers, start with the beyond absurd cost of housing in a feudal economy, and the cost of healthcare in a non Medicare for all universal healthcare country.