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Chuck Collins

Chuck Collins directs the Program on Inequality at the Institute for Policy Studies.

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80% of Workers live Paycheck to Paycheck, and Federal ones are no Different

80% of Workers live Paycheck to Paycheck, and Federal ones are no Different

Chuck Collins

(Otherwords.org) – Unemployment is low, but federal employees are lining up at food banks. They aren’t alone. As the government shutdown drags on, the image of federal workers lining up at food pantries has dramatized just how many workers live financially close to the edge. By one estimate, almost 80 percent of U.S. workers live […]

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