How can you possibly say that people who try and support their families on a minimum wage salary are mostly lazy bums who don't work? That would indeed be a si

How can you possibly say that people who try and support their families on a minimum wage salary are mostly lazy bums who don't work? That would indeed be a silly thing to say. Data is always welcome. Work habits: http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2012.pdf http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2012.pdf Disposable income: http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/taxes-and-cliffs.html http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/taxes-and-cliffs... Consumption: http://www.bls.gov/cex/22013/midyear/income.pdf http://www.bls.gov/cex/22013/midyear/income.pdf