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Generally speaking the adults doing that stuff are making use of several welfare benefits. A single woman with two kids flipping burgers is often living a lifes
by a8da6b0c91d 11y ago
Generally speaking the adults doing that stuff are making use of several welfare benefits. A single woman with two kids flipping burgers is often living a lifestyle that would require an unsupplemented income of $50K.
- rwallace 11y agoOkay, so it sounds like compared to Europe, the U.S. has a thinner safety net such that welfare alone won't keep you afloat, but it will supplement a low-wage job such that the combination will keep you afloat?
- a8da6b0c91d 11y agoYes, if you're low income there's the earned income tax credit and you get medicaid/chip/snap/ebt and section 8 and a whole bunch of other stuff. It all adds up to a substantial chunk of change. Unlike in some other countries unemployment insurance (the dole) only covers you for a while before they kick you off.
- alistairSH 11y agoJust barely afloat. If you get sick, your car breaks down, or any number of other things, you can very easily sink.