Monday, March 26, 2012

Affording Health Care and Education on the Minimum Wage | Common Dreams

Affording Health Care and Education on the Minimum Wage | Common Dreams
"The cost of family coverage increased from 329 hours in 1979 to 2,079 hours in 2011. These figures imply that after paying for family health insurance coverage, a minimum-wage worker would have just one hour of work left over to spend on other goods and services after working 40 hours per week for 52 weeks in a year."