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nightrythm
nightrythmExerpts from http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040209&c=1&s=shulman
“Thirty million Americans make less than $8.70 an hour, the official US poverty level for a family of four.”
“In 1995 less than half of workers making under $20,000 a year were offered health insurance by their employer. Only one in five workers with incomes below $20,000 has pension coverage. For low-wage parents with children under 6, one-third do not get paid vacations or paid holidays. And most low-wage jobs fail to provide sick pay or disability pay.”
This is truly a sad state of affairs. We need to raise minimum wage. People should earn a living wage that reflects inflation. *gah*
“Thirty million Americans make less than $8.70 an hour, the official US poverty level for a family of four.”
“In 1995 less than half of workers making under $20,000 a year were offered health insurance by their employer. Only one in five workers with incomes below $20,000 has pension coverage. For low-wage parents with children under 6, one-third do not get paid vacations or paid holidays. And most low-wage jobs fail to provide sick pay or disability pay.”
This is truly a sad state of affairs. We need to raise minimum wage. People should earn a living wage that reflects inflation. *gah*
