To help us draw the line, in the 1960s, research analyst Mollie Orshansky created the basic formula that the U.S. still uses to determine the amount of money sufficient to live on.

• 为了帮助我们划清界限，在20世纪60年代，调查分析师MollieOrshansky创建了基本公式--美国现在还是用该公式来计算满足生活的金额。