> From: Tavis Barr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PEN-L:11519] Re: Child tax credit > The package can only be helpful. But unfortuanately, in NYC, minimum wage > for workfare workers _is_ far less than minimum. The average Although I've opposed the budget deal, by all appearances it will include a requirement that workfare/welfare people be paid the minimum wage in cash (e.g., no offsets for Medicaid and whatnot). That is probably the most important, neglected aspect of what is otherwise mostly a bad deal. Cheers, MBS "People say I'm arrogant, but I know better." -- John Sununu =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 http://epn.org/sawicky Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute other than this writer. ===================================================