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==Why a Living Wage? | ==Why a Living Wage?== | ||
A living wage can be defined as the wage required to keep a family above the poverty line. The main idea behind the living wage concept is to provide workers with a level of income that would allow for an acceptable standard of living. This would include being able to afford food, healthcare, housing, utilities and some degree of recreation. | A living wage can be defined as the wage required to keep a family above the poverty line. The main idea behind the living wage concept is to provide workers with a level of income that would allow for an acceptable standard of living. This would include being able to afford food, healthcare, housing, utilities and some degree of recreation. | ||
==What is the cost of a living wage? | ==History of the Living Wage== | ||
==Issues | ==What is the cost of a living wage?== | ||
==Issues== | |||
:Poverty | :Poverty | ||
::Pro | ::Pro | ||
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::Pro | ::Pro | ||
::Con | ::Con | ||
==The Living Wage & the Global Economy | ==The Living Wage & the Global Economy== | ||
==Our Conclusions | ==Our Conclusions== | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 6 April 2006
Why a Living Wage?
A living wage can be defined as the wage required to keep a family above the poverty line. The main idea behind the living wage concept is to provide workers with a level of income that would allow for an acceptable standard of living. This would include being able to afford food, healthcare, housing, utilities and some degree of recreation.
History of the Living Wage
What is the cost of a living wage?
Issues
- Poverty
- Pro
- Con
- Employment
- Pro
- Con
- Productivity
- Pro
- Con
- Privatization
- Pro
- Con
