{"id":2862,"date":"2015-10-15T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2862"},"modified":"2015-10-15T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T16:20:43","slug":"the-rise-of-the-working-poor-and-the-non-working-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=2862","title":{"rendered":"The rise of the working poor and the non-working rich"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/opinion\/reich\/article\/The-rise-of-the-working-poor-and-the-non-working-6171811.php','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/img\/pages\/article\/opengraph_default.png\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/opinion\/reich\/article\/The-rise-of-the-working-poor-and-the-non-working-6171811.php\\'&gt;The rise of the working poor and the non-working rich&lt;\/a&gt;The ranks of the working poor are growing because wages at the bottom have dropped, adjusted for inflation. With increasing numbers of Americans taking low-paying jobs in retail sales, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, child care, elder care and other personal services, the pay of the bottom fifth is falling closer to the minimum wage.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fopinion%2Freich%2Farticle%2FThe-rise-of-the-working-poor-and-the-non-working-6171811.php\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;SFGate&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/img\/pages\/article\/opengraph_default.png\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/opinion\/reich\/article\/The-rise-of-the-working-poor-and-the-non-working-6171811.php'>The rise of the working poor and the non-working rich<\/a>The ranks of the working poor are growing because wages at the bottom have dropped, adjusted for inflation. With increasing numbers of Americans taking low-paying jobs in retail sales, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, child care, elder care and other personal services, the pay of the bottom fifth is falling closer to the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fopinion%2Freich%2Farticle%2FThe-rise-of-the-working-poor-and-the-non-working-6171811.php\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">SFGate<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rise of the working poor and the non-working richThe ranks of the working poor are growing because wages at the bottom have dropped, adjusted for inflation. 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