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== What Is The Living Wage? == | |||
The living wage is the minimum hourly wage necessary for a person to achieve some specific standard of living. The living wage comes from the basic premise that anyone in this country who works for a living should not have to raise a family in poverty. Unions, community groups and religious groups are all huge advocators of the new living wage movement. | |||
== Statistics == | |||
:In 1997, there were 3.7 million families living in poverty. | |||
::65% of these families had 1 or more | |||
Revision as of 20:41, 28 November 2006
What Is The Living Wage?
The living wage is the minimum hourly wage necessary for a person to achieve some specific standard of living. The living wage comes from the basic premise that anyone in this country who works for a living should not have to raise a family in poverty. Unions, community groups and religious groups are all huge advocators of the new living wage movement.
Statistics
- In 1997, there were 3.7 million families living in poverty.
- 65% of these families had 1 or more
