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To: tejek who wrote (794127)7/8/2014 12:59:37 AM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1578450
 
>> I don't know about Arkansas but based on my understanding of welfare there is no way in hell someone is better off on welfare than working in Seattle. NO WAY IN HELL. Now maybe its possible in Arkansas with its lower standard of living but not in most other parts of the country.

I can't really say about Seattle or Arkansas. But we also know neither of those places is typical.

Pennsylvania, we know about. Where a single parent is better off with a $29,000 job plus welfare benefits than with a $69,000 job. That MIGHT be atypically high, but I don't really know.

In Colorado, a single parent with zero income can take home just shy of $30,000 (tax free) in benefits -- the taxable equivalent of maybe 30-35K. That's consistent with the nationwide results from CBO:



So, you are FOS. Anyone whose labor isn't worth $16/hour, with 2 kids, can make more money by staying at home.