For decades, my mother worked multiple minimum wage jobs to make ends meet. A federal guaranteed income and expanding the child tax credit would help today’s struggling families.
Sukhi Samra (right) with her mom and sisters. (Courtesy of Sukhi Samra) For much of my life, my mom and I were inseparable. When I was 10 and my mom started working evening shifts at Subway, I went with her, sprawled across the green restaurant booths with my Mad Libs and Furby while she stood behind the counter counting change. When my mom did night shifts at the gas station, I […]
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