could you live without a spouse, mom r paw on your own?
2007-03-03 15:15:58 · 6 answers · asked by smoothopr_2 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The category that students who don't study or drop out will join in the future. Working poor means that your income is barely above subsistence without being on social assistance. Being on assistance negates the word 'working'
2007-03-03 15:27:16 · answer #1 · answered by Just Me 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
The working poor are people who work hours on end, earning just enough to get by. Minimum wage is not enough for someone to cover the cost of living, so the working poor usually work multiple jobs.
I, on the other hand, and 16 years old and I cannot live without my parents
2007-03-05 23:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand the phrase.Its when you have a job that pays littl and your monthly costs will not cover your living expenses. You are the working poor.. You have to remember we are a first world country with third world problems. There is something wrong with this picture.
2007-03-03 23:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry G 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To me, the term "working poor" means someone who has a full-time job but still doesn't make enough money for the basic necessities of life, and as a result, has to accept public assistance.
2007-03-03 23:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The working poor are people with jobs (not on public assistance) whose gross income is below the national poverty level/ below the average cost of living.
2007-03-03 23:48:04 · answer #5 · answered by Kate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that "working poor" meant that a person had a job, but they were living from paycheque to paycheque. They make enough to survive, but just barely. Every penny they earn goes to pay for something.
2007-03-03 23:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by teachingboytoy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋