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- From: johne@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (John Eaton)
- Subject: Re: Indiana Welfare
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:54:45 GMT
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- lisa@oneb2.almanac.bc.ca wrote:
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- : In B.C., Social Assistance ("Welfare") standard rates (maximum) for one adult is
- : $525/month. I don't know what the maximum rate is for one parent with two
- : children is now, but in 1990 it was $974/mo., (maximum allowance). That two
- : year old figure is considerably more than Indiana's $580/mo. for a parent with
- : two children...$396 more! I can assure you that even in 1990, $974/mo. didn't
- : go very far...
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- $974 Canadian at current exchange rates is about $761 US. If you also factor
- in the differences between Canadian GST and US Sales tax you will find the
- two amounts aren't all that far apart interms of buying power.
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- John Eaton
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