Around 110 million Americans are now on government welfare benefits This equates to more than one third of the country relying on handouts At least 51 million are using food stamps and 83 million are on Medicaid Analysts are… Read More ›
Minimum wage
Study: Welfare pays more than work in most states
Posted By Michael Bastasch On 4:17 PM 08/20/2013 In Daily Caller News Foundation | No Comments Looking for a good paying job? Well, look no further. No, really, stop looking. In 35 states, welfare benefits pay more than a… Read More ›
How McDonald’s workers CAN’T live on their minimum wages: Fast food giant sets up website to help their employees budget better… and it recommends they get a second job
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:19 EST, 16 July 2013 | UPDATED: 23:59 EST, 16 July 2013 McDonald’s seems to be well aware that its employees are unable to survive on their minimum wages, so the company has come … Read More ›
Number of working poor families grows as wealth gap widens: nearly one-third of working families now struggle
By Susan HeaveyPosted 2013/01/15 at 12:02 am EST WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2013 (Reuters) — The number of U.S. families struggling with poverty despite parents being employed continued to grow in 2011 as more people returned to work but mostly at… Read More ›
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