Public Interest
Dec. 9, 2000
Good Check
Despite the national economic boom, spurred in part by the rapid growth of the information-technology industry, many California families are not seeing the fruit of this uneven prosperity. In 1998, nearly 3 million people in the United States worked full time, year-round, and yet remained below the official poverty line. For others, their above-minimum-wage jobs are insufficient to adequately feed, house and care for their families.
By Clarice L. Lin and Kenneth J. Theisen
Despite the national economic boom, spurred in part by the rapid growth of the information-technology industry, many California families are not seeing the fruit of this uneven prosperity. In 1...
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