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Poverty

theHandpuppet

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2. That's very true for seasonal workers, esp. in agriculture

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:21 AM

Jun 2014

I am also reminded of miners in Appalachia and elsewhere, who may work for several months but then have no work at all for months or years. I don't think many folks realize just how many Americans aren't employed in 9 to 5/52 weeks a year jobs.

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Generational poverty the exception, not the rule [View all] theHandpuppet Jun 2014 OP

The poverty line is a rather arbitrary number Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #1

That's very true for seasonal workers, esp. in agriculture theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #2