Hardships in America: The Real Story of Working Families
By Unknown Author.
Description
Across the country, millions of full-time, full-year workers are unable to draw a paycheck large enough to afford their families' most basic needs. Yet the antiquated federal poverty measurement is inadequate to reflect this reality. Hardships in America: The Real Story of Working Families establishes a "basic family budget" - the amount of income a family requires to afford a safe and decent standard of living - for families in every community nationwide. It then examines the hardships faced by families that fail to reach these budget levels and finds that decent food, safe ...
ISBN(s)
0944826954, 9780944826959