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Making ends meet is tough in real life 

 12/03/12 - 9:57am

Peninsula business owners need to wake up to reality of the misfortunate folks face on the wages paid to locals.

The minimum wage of $7.75 is barely enough to keep a full-time worker above poverty guidelines of $19,430 for a single person. On the Kenai Peninsula, finding a job that will support a single person much less a family is not just a challenge but a reality that the local business owners seem to ignore.

 

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