### payment | spending:

Public spending
* potentially powerful instrument for fighting poverty.
* seeks to ensure equal access to health care for all.
* tends to be less cyclical than taxes.

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### payment:

Wage
* also change with the number of hours worked and miles driven.
* are a cost.
* are a function of demand and supply of labour
  - productivity
  - quintessential term of employment
  - remuneration for services performed
  - consequences
  - income
  - part of payrolls
* are the daily rate paid per worker, in U.S. dollars
  - measure of dignity that society puts on a job
  - price of labor power
  - total earnings before deductions
  - what people use to live on
* can rise by increasing productivity and earnings per customer.
* continue to grow faster than inflation.
* depend on the particular profession, the level of the position, and the local economy.
* fact incident to the relation of employer and employed.
* increase according to experience in the trade and the current journeyman's rate of pay
  - substantially in states that grow tobacco
  - with responsibility and experience
* is campus wage
  - minimum wage
* means income received for services rendered as an employee.
* paid to employees are energy credits given in return for work input.
* partnership between local employers.
* rise during gang wars, supporting the economic concept of compensating differentials.
* rising faster than productivity is inflationary.
* tend to be higher in areas where there is more competition for workers.
* usually are income.
* vary and are related to the type of work done
  - significantly by industry and occupation

### payment | wage:

Higher wage
* force employers to invest in equipment and training, and to improve productivity.
* insure that every household can sustain a decent standard of living.
* lead workers to value their jobs more, which has benefits for the employer.
* mean lower turnover for businesses because workers can better support their families
  - more people able to buy homes, which means more property taxes

Hourly wage
* are dependent upon position and experience
* begin at the current federal minimum wage.
* is negotiable based on experience
  - used for hourly employees only

Livable wage
* Livable Wage is about the life situation of the employee.
* are another reason people of Hispanic origin are staying in Pennsylvania.

Low wage
* are more a result of people being under productive rather than underpaid
  - relatives
* discourage persons from entering the disability-service field.
* lead to staff shortages that, in turn, result in employees forced to work overtime.
* reduce morale to the point where people join a union.

Lower wage
* devastate the working poor, but lower labor costs mean higher profits for the well-off.
* means lack of affordable housing.

Minimum wage
* are wages.
* can cause some wages to fall.
* causes unemployment.
* is federal law and the law of Illinois
  - set by state and federal laws
* is the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid
  - present pay scale for peer tutors
* relative term.
* vary according to the type of job and locality
  - in the Dominican Republic by sectors.
  * relative term. Different countries have different minimum wages