On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 02:14:16PM +0100, Rik Burke wrote:

> As you say. But not everybody who is on minimum wage are flipping
> burgers to earn a bit of pocket money whilst they're at high school;
> infact many of them aren't. A "living wage" for for a family of one
> adult and two children is in the region of $30k a year, which breaks
> down to $14/hour. 60% of Americans earn less than that.

Do you mean 60% of households of one adult and two children? Otherwise
your figure is irrelevant.


-- 
"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>       http://www.erikreuter.net/
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Reply via email to