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2. The phrase 'working poor' is an abomination

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 02:52 AM

Apr 2015

People who work should not be poor. And their employers, not the taxpayers, should pay a living wage with humane benefits to all workers. If the company benefits from the labor of a person, the company should pay the cost of dignified living for that person.

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