Work, work supports, and safety nets: Reducing the burden of low-incomes in America, by Jared Bernstein, October 2, 2007: “This anti-poverty framework is quite simple. First, there is a broad definition of poverty, going well beyond the current, official measure. This program reaches the broad swath, perhaps a third of families, unable to make ends meet in a way commensurate with reasonable expectations in an advanced, wealthy economy like the United States. Second, it ensures that those who seek gainful work have ample opportunities to find appropriately remunerative work. This leads to both full employment policy, and an emphasis on work supports. Finally, it provides a more robust safety net to reach those beset by market failures.”
Improving work supports: Closing the financial gap for low-wage workers and their families, by Nancy K. Cauthen, October 2, 2007: “…the importance of building a comprehensive work support system should not be underestimated. In an era in which most high school graduates in the United States cannot command a living wage, and a huge proportion of new jobs created in the United States pay low wages and offer few benefits, policy makers need to heed the messagemillions of Americans are working hard, yet not coming close to being able to make ends meet.”
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