Working poor
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| + | The '''working poor''' are working people whose incomes fall below a given [[poverty line]]. Depending on how one defines "working" and "[[poverty]]," someone may or may not be counted as part of the working poor. For example, discussions in the [[United States]] about defining working poverty often fall on different sides based mainly on the two-party distinction. In nations with multiple parties, the discussions may be more refined, but a variety of opinions exist how the working poor compare to the nonworking poor. | ||
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| - | [[Vincent van Gogh]] drew and painted a series of works of his mistress '''Sien''' during their time together in the [[Netherlands]]. In particular, his drawing ''Sorrow'' is widely acknowledged as a masterwork of draftsmanship, the culmination of a long and sometimes uncertain apprenticeship in learning his craft. | + | *[[Precariat]] |
| + | *[[Income inequality]] | ||
| + | *[[Wage slavery]] | ||
| + | *[[Moonlight clan]] | ||
| + | * [[Wage]] | ||
| + | * [[Family wage]] | ||
| + | * [[Living wage]] | ||
| + | * [[Employment discrimination]] | ||
| + | * [[Wage theft]] | ||
| + | * [[Social inequality]] | ||
| + | * [[Maximum wage]] | ||
| + | * [[Guaranteed minimum income]] | ||
| + | * [[Entitlement]] | ||
| + | * [[Welfare]] | ||
| + | * [[Wages and salaries]] | ||
| + | * [[Income distribution]] | ||
| + | * [[List of countries by average wage]] | ||
| + | * [[Employment-to-population ratio]] | ||
| + | * [[List of countries by employment rate]] | ||
| + | * [[List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita]] | ||
| - | Commonly called '''Sien Hoornik''', Clasina Maria Hoornik (1850 - 1904) lived with van Gogh during much of his time in [[The Hague]] from 1881 to 1883. Van Gogh used Sien, a pregnant prostitute, as a model for his work and later took Sien and her daughter into his home. Van Gogh made drawings and paintings of Sien and her daughter, baby and mother over that period, which reflected the domestic life and hardships of the [[working poor]]. Their relationship was not accepted by his family or supporters, although his brother [[Theo van Gogh (art dealer)|Theo]] did not withdraw his support over it. It did contribute undoubtedly, however, to a split with [[Anton Mauve]], a cousin-in-law and noted painter of the [[Hague School]], who had introduced van Gogh to painting as well as supporting him financially, and whom van Gogh revered. At his brother Theo's urging, van Gogh left Sien in 1883 to paint in [[Drenthe]], putting an end to the only domestic relationship he was ever to have. | ||
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| - | Sien resumed her life as a seamstress, cleaning woman and likely prostitute before marrying in 1901. On 12 November 1904, aged 54, she threw herself into the [[Schelde]] river and drowned, fulfilling a prophecy she had made to van Gogh in 1883: "Yes, I'm a whore ... it’s bound to end up with me jumping into the water." | ||
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The working poor are working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line. Depending on how one defines "working" and "poverty," someone may or may not be counted as part of the working poor. For example, discussions in the United States about defining working poverty often fall on different sides based mainly on the two-party distinction. In nations with multiple parties, the discussions may be more refined, but a variety of opinions exist how the working poor compare to the nonworking poor.
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See also
- Precariat
- Income inequality
- Wage slavery
- Moonlight clan
- Wage
- Family wage
- Living wage
- Employment discrimination
- Wage theft
- Social inequality
- Maximum wage
- Guaranteed minimum income
- Entitlement
- Welfare
- Wages and salaries
- Income distribution
- List of countries by average wage
- Employment-to-population ratio
- List of countries by employment rate
- List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
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