University of Dayton

1. 1 in 4 workers worked at or below the poverty wage. a. They are in menial, dead-end jobs with no benefits that pay the minimum wage or less. b. Low wages are the problem. 1) Today, about 2.1 million workers make the minimum wage. 2) A full-time minimum-wage worker earns only 76% of the poverty level for a family of three. 2. ................
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