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POVERTY v s . P O L I T I C S (again) On F e b r u a r y 21, 1991, t h e two r e s o l u t i o n s concerning a ) r a i s i n g welfare r a t e s t o t h e p o v e r t y l i n e and b ) raisi n g t h e minimum wage t o $7.50 a n hour came b e f o r e C i t y C o u n c i l i n Vancouver. To r e p s from End L e g i s l a t e d P o v e r t y & member g r o u p s , whether you r e c e i v e q o v e r n a r n t a s s i s t a n c e o r have a job
p a y i n g t h e minimum wage, t h e e f f e c t s o f t r y i n g t o s u r v i v e on s u c h m i s e r a b l e incomes a r e t h e same. P a u l T a y l o r (ELP) spoke o f G A I N regu l a t i o n s caking long overdue support payments t h a t , b e c a u s e a c o u r t o r d e r f i n a l l y f o r c e d them, came i n a lump sum o v e r t h e $100 ' e a r n i n g s ' l i m i t
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