Monday, October 23, 2017

True Tax Reform considers a living wage nationally.

In many American communities, families working in low-wage jobs make insufficient income to live locally given the local cost of living.
Recently, in many communities, community organizers and citizens have successfully argued that the prevailing wage offered by the public sector and key businesses should reflect a wage rate required to meet minimum standards of living.

Living Wage Rate Tied to the Cost of Housing and Child Care.

The living wage in the United States in 2016 is $15.84 per hour according to MIT’s Living Wage Calculator, before taxes for a family of four (two working adults, two children) or, $65,894 a year before taxes.

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