Full- and part-time workers employed year-round saw the fastest growth in food stamp participation since 1980. Many good-paying jobs in areas such as manufacturing have disappeared, shrinking the American middle class and bumping people with higher levels of education into lower-wage work. Economists say having a job may no longer be enough for self-sufficiency in today’s economy. The findings coincide with the latest economic data showing workers’ wages and salaries growing at the lowest rate relative to corporate profits in U.S. history. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night is expected to focus in part on reducing income inequality... capebretonpost/Living/2014-01-27/article-3592080/Food-stamp-use-growing-fastest-among-U.S.-workers-with-college-training/1
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:42:41 +0000
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