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UC Berkeley study calculates cost to taxpayers for low-wage workers
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Apr 13, 2015
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UC Berkeley study calculates cost to taxpayers for low-wage workers
A new study finds that nearly three-quarters of the people who rely on public assistance programs are members of working families.
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A new study finds that nearly three-quarters of the people who rely on public assistance programs are members of working families.

A new study out Monday from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, funded by the Service Employees International Union, finds that nearly three-quarters of the people who rely on public assistance programs are members of working families.

Ken Jacobs, co-author of the study and chair of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, joins Take Two to discuss.