September 2015 Web Final

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A retired educator and veteran, Cooke
has become an advocate for renewed
patriotism, and a critic of poverty in
our region. “If many politicians have
become more the problem than the
solution,” states Cooke, “then good
people are encouraged to speak-up,
step-up, and fix the mess.”
Does Anyone Aspire To A Living Wage,
by C.L. Cooke
The table below shows us that the minimum wage as currently set requires one to seek public assistance or a second job in order to meet their basic
needs. In short, one adult earns about $4,000 per year less than the local cost-of-living in Pasquotank County, NC.
In conclusion, the living wage for a single adult would not require or qualify one for public assistance. The impact on cost to the employer which is usually
passed on to the consumer is an exercise in graduate level economics and finance. But let’s find out what the people think about how to raise folks
out of poverty, or is it just an exercise of futility.
Please complete the choices below and follow the directions to have your choice counted.
__Government regulations drive costs too high for the poor person to escape poverty.
__Government assistance is designed to keep people dependent.
__A true free market economy is best to provide a chance to live above poverty.
__I live better with government assistance than working for minimum wage.
Remember, voters can change the workings of government, but do we know what can change the desire of a person to succeed.
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