So here in CA, if you make minimum wage and have 3 kids you get:

Free health care

$400/mo in food stamps

Free baby formula (like 15 cans per month, $300 worth or something)

Low income housing (no upfront costs and $760/mo mortgage with $200+ subsidy)

Internet for $10/mo

Free computer

Pay zero income tax

Get $10,000 each year from tax return child credits. This is almost an extra $5/hr if you spread it out across the year, so "minimum wage" turns out to be $18/hr.

So here in CA, if you make minimum wage and have 3 kids you get:

Free health care

$400/mo in food stamps

Low income housing (no upfront costs and $760/mo mortgage with $200+ subsidy)

Internet for $10/mo

Free computer

Pay zero income tax

Get $10,000 each year from tax return child credits. This is almost an extra $5/hr if you spread it out across the year, so "minimum wage" turns out to be $18/hr.

So here in CA, if you make minimum wage and have 3 kids you get:

Free health care

$400/mo in food stamps

Low income housing (no upfront costs and $760/mo mortgage with $200+ subsidy)

Internet for $10/mo

Free computer

Pay zero income tax

Get $10,000 each year from tax return child credits

So here in CA, if you make minimum wage and have 3 kids you get:

Free health care

$400/mo in food stamps

Low income housing (no upfront costs and $760/mo mortgage with $200+ subsidy)

Internet for $10/mo

Free computer

Pay zero income tax

Get $10,000 back each year from tax return