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Poor reasoning.(Between The Lines)
ITEM: In its May 31 cover story "Working and Poor" Business Week reported: "Today more than 28 million people, about a quarter of the workforce between the ages of 18 and 64, earn less than $9.04 an hour, which translates into a full-time salary of $18,800 a year--the income that marks the federal poverty line for a family of four."
The publication presents a bleak picture: "At any moment, a boss pressured to pump profits can slash hours, shortchanging a family's grocery budget--or conversely, force employees to work off the clock, wreaking havoc on child care plans.... The time it takes to don uniforms, go to the bathroom, of take breaks routinely goes unpaid."
BETWEEN THE LINES: The facts are different from what Business Week would have us believe. Reading between the lines--and excluding part-time and young workers--one ...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Dubin, Murray September 9, 1997 700+ words
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- Press release article from: Business Wire March 11, 2004 700+ words
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Source: HighBeam Research, Poor reasoning.(Between The Lines)