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Welfare Check Not Enough, Paola Mother Tells Panel
Sherry Gibson of Paola told the Special Ways and Means Committee that welfare cuts left her unable to keep a 10 hour weekly job at McDonald’s. She would earn about $308 more yearly working, but childcare, gas, repairs, and shoes offset gains. Gibson, 24, receives 275 monthly welfare. after working weekends, benefits dropped to 219 with food stamps down from 130 to 60. She has one son and cannot afford classes for an GED due to babysitting costs.
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