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Living Wage
Across the nation, the disparities between rich and poor grows larger every day, as does the gap between what the majority of American families earn and what American families need to survive. In Albuquerque, a disproportionate number of urban Natives earn the lowest wages in the city, even while working multiple jobs with long hours. More often, Indigenous and people of color households must sacrifice family time for work time just to make ends meet.

Latest news:

New Mexico ranks near bottom in well-being of children
By FELICIA FONSECA | Associated Press, June 27, 2006

Sandia Pueblo Approves Minimum Wage
By ASSOCIATED PRESS May 2, 2006

Predatory Lending:

Latest news:

Payday Loans Go Unchecked
Thursday, February 23, 2006 By John J. Kelly, Chairman Governor's Task Force on Payday Lending

Payday Loans a Risky Business
Sunday, August 29, 2004 By Mike Gallagher