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Originally Posted by sugarwood
Minimum wage is $8/hr.
20 hours a week gets you $640.
Even at premium minimum wage,
20 hours a week gets you $1120.
And you'll need to spend money to work, like transport, clothing, possibly daycare.
Not sure what "math" you're showing them,
but I can see why someone would opts for the free $750.
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Heck, I probably would have done it when I was young and poor if it was an option. As noted earlier, the government is doing them a great disservice to offer these programs. It condemns them to a life where they never really get ahead.
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