From the No Shi# Dept: Low pay linked to poverty rates

[upstatecajun]

Of Ohio's 10 largest occupations, only one pays enough for a family of three to pay for food, housing and other basic needs: nursing.

A report released yesterday found a job doesn't always pay enough for families to be self-sufficient. Despite full-time employment, many still rely on food stamps, subsidized child care or other types of government assistance to make ends meet.

"Poverty persists because ... we have a lot of lower-paying jobs," said Philip E. Cole, executive director of the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, which commissioned the analysis.

"We need to focus on jobs with good benefits."

http://bit.ly/mTVTbC

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. People are poor because they don't have enough money. Duh.

[xchrom]

2. if only more americans would connect those dots. nt

[kentuck]

3. And people are hungry because they have no food.

Brilliant!

[dkf]

4. Or maybe housing is still too high.

[Starry Messenger]

5. k&r

Oof, why did I read the comments at the link. "Breeding for profit", a new phrase to erase from my memory banks. I guess this is referring to the pittance received for WIC and foodstamps.

[geckosfeet]

7. Right. Because we all know that only the rich are permitted to breed.

[iwishiwas]

6. Low pay without benefits seems to be the way the Repugs want it.

[Autumn]

8. Shocking! Who would have thought that.

And when you are born, eventually you will die.