
Trapped in the Low Wage Cycle: A Shot at Building a Better Life
The Money with Katie Show
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Introduction
52 million Americans, which represents one third of the American workforce, earns less than $15 per hour. If you work 40 hours per week all year long, you don't take any breaks, no days off,. That's a salary of around $31,000. $13 million of these low-wage workers are raising children on these wages. This group is disproportionately women and disproportionately non-white.
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