What does welfare equate to in terms of a full time job?

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I'm curious as to whether anybody has ever done a study looking at how much you would have to be paid to make getting off welfare a sound financial move.  I know that the amounts vary by state and situation, but let's say that you are supported entirely by welfare.  Food stamps, section 8 housing, medicaid, SCHIP, etc.  What would your hourly wage at a 40 hour/week job have to equal in order to provide the same benefits?  If anybody can quote or link to an actual study that would be outstanding.

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In NY State the full benefit package was tallied in 2010 as $42k

Anonymous · Answer

How brave of you to pick on the ones at the bottom. Maybe you can come up with a strategy as to how the Banks took down an entire country without anyone watching. That would be impressive.

Jeff S · Answer

As you said it would be hard to pin down because of all the various factors.Like does the employment include health benefits.Or are there any children involved?If there how many?

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Not much in my city. But the people get by using illegal sales like drugs etc

Anonymous · Answer

in some cities, half of women on welfare have jobs outside of the formal economy.

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What does welfare equate to in terms of a full time job?

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