Comment Comment by coldtea >The article doesn’t say much about what would help.Jobs that pay well, and don't require the poor to fuck their work/life balance or drive them to neglect/feel their kids as a burden.Inflation-adjusted minimum wage imposed to all businesses/states. If they can't afford, they can go bust, like with any other cost of doing business.Cheap rents and affordable housing.Protective nets for periods of illness/unemployment/etc.School districts equally equipped, with good teachers.Free (or very affordable, no-loan-based) college education if their kid passes a hard tamper-proof exam.Taxes on outsourcing work outside the country. parent coldtea 4 years ago
Jobs that pay well, and don't require the poor to fuck their work/life balance or drive them to neglect/feel their kids as a burden.
Inflation-adjusted minimum wage imposed to all businesses/states. If they can't afford, they can go bust, like with any other cost of doing business.
Cheap rents and affordable housing.
Protective nets for periods of illness/unemployment/etc.
School districts equally equipped, with good teachers.
Free (or very affordable, no-loan-based) college education if their kid passes a hard tamper-proof exam.
Taxes on outsourcing work outside the country.