John Kane > fnord
:
>Om wrote:
>>
>> Did I ever mention an amount? Is welfare less than minimum wage?
>
> Perhaps you should call your local welfare office and ask?
>
> You might find it suprising. Texas minimum wage is $6.55 apparently.
> http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm#Texas
>
> I don't know enough about Texas and US laws and terminology to easily
> track down the welfare equivelent.
>
> Welfare is well below the minumum wage in Ontario $520 pear month
> according to this site
> http://www.uclg.ca/en/services/ontar...assistance.asp
>
> Ontario minimum wage is $8 / hr. or roughly $1200 per month (assuming
> a 40 hour week)
> http://lpaula.wordpress.com/2007/02/...e-hike-canada/
>
> Ergo 520/1200 is roughly 43% of the minumum wage.


Thanks for looking all that up so I didn't have to

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