Trapped in the Low Wage Cycle: A Shot at Building a Better Life
The Money with Katie Show
00:00
The Disincentive to Make Incremental Progress
A lot of the women were negotiating multiple part-time jobs and I think that happens because they're moms. The way that public assistance for low income families in this country has always been treated as, you know, with that whole kind of a theology of the welfare queen who's trying to get away with getting all these benefits. A woman noted that her share of the rent was $598 per month and if her ability to pay went up to $599, the entire subsidy would be taken away. She said, just because I can now afford to pay $599 doesn't mean I can afford a $1500 a month apartment.
Transcript
Play full episode
