Point Two: Livable Wages and Help for Poor People

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Our 2nd set of demands recognize the great needs of poor peopleLivable Wage and Support for Low Income People.  Here are Al Ripley, our NAACP Labor Chair and Rev. David Forbes. 

Al Ripley: DID YOU KNOW that  30 % of Hispanics, 27% of Blacks, and 10% of whites in NC live in poverty?

DID YOU KNOW that 28% of all workers earn less than $9.60 an hour, the amount needed to lift a family of four out of poverty?

DID YOU KNOW that one fourth of all NC Children below 5 live in poverty?

DID YOU KNOW that 39,000 working people who qualify are now waiting for state childcare?

DID YOU KNOW that 14% of NC homes don’t have enough money to feed their family for the entire month, each month of the year.

REV. DAVID FORBES: THEREFORE, WE INVITE  Every N.C. legislator to join my family, as we try to live on $6.15 an hour or about 200 bucks a  week after taxes.  After a couple of weeks on this, We believe they will join with all of here today in demanding legislations to fund more training and education programs for low-wage workers.

We demand Full funding the state’s childcare subsidy system.

We demand raising our minimum wage to a livable wage and making sure every State employee, and County and City employee, and every business that contracts with the State pays a livable wage.