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April 15, 2015

Study: Low Wages Force Reliance on Over $150 Billion in Public Assistance 
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Organizers say the actions are being held on Tax Day to highlight the
public assistance needed to support underpaid workers. A new study says
low wages are forcing working families to rely on more than $150 billion
in public assistance. According to the University of California Center
for Labor Research and Education, more than half of combined state and
federal spending on public assistance goes to working families.