Get real. Several New Jersey assistance programs, such as charity health care, energy assistance, and KidCare, utilize eligibility ceilings at 200% of the federal poverty level or higher.
National data suggests that, increasingly, full-time, year-round wages are insufficient to lift a family from poverty. Using the most current CPI figure, the value of New Jersey's statutory minimum wage has already fallen to $4.98, relative to its purchasing power in 1999. Today's minimum wage leaves a family of three more than $2,700 BELOW the federal poverty guideline. Sincerely, a resident of New Jersey since 1960 http://www.lsnj.org/PDFs/poverty_report_7-27-00.pdf -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Are any of us this desperate? Mark Jacobs wrote: > > It's starvation wages. 20*40*52 = 41,600. > Insulting for an IT professional? Yes! A scam to ensure no actual US takers? Almost certainly! Starvation wages? No! Minimum wage in New Jersey is $7.15/hr. http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/lawregs/wage_and_hour_laws.htm l -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
