Summary
The number was a real shocker when we first heard it: A single mother in Maine with two children working at minimum wage would have the equivalent income, when state benefits are added in, of $54,000 per year.
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Does a Maine Welfare Mother Pull in $54,000?
State Rep. Brian Duprey of Hampden apparently first offered the example during debate on the House floor of a proposal to increase Main...
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