A few days ago I posted about a website where you could find out what a living wage was in your area. Today I'm posting about a Canadian campaign to raise the minimum wage there to a "living wage".From the website...
"The Living Wage for Families Campaign raises awareness about the negative impact of low-wage poverty on families and communities throughout BC. It also advocates for what poverty researchers believe is a key solution to the province’s rising poverty rates – regional living wages that ensure basic living expenses such as food, clothing, shelter, transportation and child care can be met.
"Without living wage standards, parents and other caregivers who work for low wages in BC face impossible choices: buy food or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result is often spiralling debt, constant anxiety and long-term health problems. For many more parents it also means working long hours, often at two or three jobs, just to pay for basic necessities. All of which means little time is spent at home, let alone helping children with school work or participating in community activities."
How long will it take in America for us to realize that we are creating the very poverty that is killing the American Dream?
Again, in the words of the website, "Work should lift you out of poverty, not keep you there."
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