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6. Its not just the amount paid per hour thats the problem its the short hours to.

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 10:00 PM

Oct 2014

You can be paid 10 bucks an hour but if your employer screws you over with 12 hours only per week your still bringing home a poverty level wage.

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Bill Moyers: Low-Wage Employers Are the Real �Welfare Queens� [View all] Scuba Oct 2014 OP

Really good point - unfortunate title el_bryanto Oct 2014 #1

employers not employees dsc Oct 2014 #2

In the 1950s, my grandfather earned maybe 17K a year shenmue Oct 2014 #3

Okay shenmue Oct 2014 #8

I think those that oppose raising the minimum wage Pharaoh Oct 2014 #4

Ding shenmue Oct 2014 #9

K/R marmar Oct 2014 #5

LOL, had to read it twice rufus dog Oct 2014 #10