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Once upon a time, a job was a means to a livelihood.
But, in recent years, so many jobs pay so little that people simply cannot earn enough to
survive on, no matter how hard they work or how well the budget. Suppose the best
you could secure is a 32-hour-per-week job, paying $6.15 per hour. Your annual
income would be: $6.15 x 52 = $10,233.60 |
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| Annual
Income |
$10,234 |
...you'd be left $1 in debt to cover a year's worth
of...
- food
- Medical/Dental care
- Insurance
- Child care
- School tuition, supplies & fees
- Gifts/Holidays
- Clothing
- Hobbies/Entertainment
- Savings (Retirement/rainy day)
- Debt Payments
- Books/subscriptions
- Charitable/Church
...and all else. |
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| If 15% of that goes for
FICA and taxes |
$1,535 |
| And $400 a month goes for
rent or mortgage payments |
$4,800 |
| And $125 a month goes for
utilities (heat, light, phone, etc.) |
$1,500 |
| And $50 a month goes for
all personal hygiene, laundry, hair care, and home upkeep needs |
$600 |
| Total |
$10,235 |
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available incomes cannot or do not exceed normal and reasonable expenses, the resulting
gap translates into people doing without. When the gap is small and the options are
easy -- for example, foregoing restaurant meals and movies -- the shortfall is barely
perceptible. But in at least one in ten American households annually, the gap
becomes too large to cover without external help. That is why we have foodbanks and
other agencies which help in those situations. So that at least the family can eat. |
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