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“穷忙族”和“富闲族”的兴起是美国社会出现的新现象。它挑战了美国的重要理念:价值决定收入,按劳取酬。“穷忙族”增多是因为通货膨胀导致最低工资的实际价值降低。越来越多的美国人在零售业、饭店、旅馆、医院、儿童看护、老年人看护和其他私人服务业从事低薪工作,薪酬水平最低的5%已经接近最低工资。而且今天联邦最低工资的实际价值低于二十五年前的水平。在多数情况下,获取福利补助的条件是接受者必须有工作。这源于1996年克林顿总统的福利改革,该法案让
The rise of “busy families ” and “relaxing family ” is a new phenomenon in American society. It challenges the important idea of the United States: the value of income decisions, pay according to work. The increase in “busy people” is due to the fact that inflation reduces the real value of the minimum wage. More and more Americans are engaged in low-paid jobs in retail, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, childcare, elderly care and other private services, with the lowest 5% of the salary level close to the minimum wage. And today the federal minimum wage is less than the actual value of 25 years ago. In most cases, the condition for obtaining a benefit is that the recipient must have a job. It stems from President Clinton’s welfare reform in 1996, which gave way