Working families continue to struggle
The ranks of the “working poor” are growing even as the recovering economy creates more jobs. Nearly a third of working families earn less than twice the poverty threshold—that comes to $45,622 for a family of four—and have to struggle to pay for basic needs.
The Washington Post
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