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Re:A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier by ska on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:39PM (#21716869)
FWIW, the article says she has no benefits like that.
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Re:A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier by Ottolay on Thursday December 05, 2019 @05:07PM (#21717158)
I hate how well off people assume poor people are getting large benefits.

Most people under the poverty line do not receive over $1k in means tested benefits.

Also, millions of Americans living in poverty receive no benefits at all.[1]

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/13-million-p...

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