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e are already aware of the economic
benefits of work as the best avenue
out of poverty: wages at an entry-level
job are higher than public assistance
benefits in every state; wage supple-
mentation programs through the tax
system, such as the Earned Income
Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit
increase income for working families.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits not only
aid with food purchases, but they
free direct wage income for other
purposes. Entering the workforce
is the first step toward economic
advancement and a career.
But we too often overlook the
important social benefits of work.
The Benefits
of Work and
the Importance
of Subsidized
Employment
By russell sykes
W