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The living wage for a single individual living in Western North Carolina for 2015 is $12.50/hour without employer provided health insurance, or $11.00/hour with health insurance provided by the employer. This amounts to $26,000/year without benefits, or $22,880/year with benefits, assuming a 40-hour work week, 52 weeks a year.
Why does the Government make money from Jail?
Who here knows someone whose been to jail?
Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage
Who can tell me the difference between minimum wage and living wage?
How Am I Going to Get There?
Why is a Piece of Paper Important?
workers who have no High school diploma average 11,000 dollars a year and have unstable employment histories.
Why Should I Put up with this?
Long Term vs. Short Term Thinking
Why don't some people finish?
Who here has had something get in their way?