On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 07:55:58PM +0100, Rik Burke wrote: > Erik asked: > > > > 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. > > The stat I have on that doesn't give details, so I assume no, it doesn't > mean 60% of households of one adult and two children. > > Does that make the above stat "irrelevant"? I don't think so. It was > supposed to be indicative of a situation, nothing more.
Whatever. Quote whatever random statistics you like. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
