The Huffington Post, February 1, 2016: (Blog) Diapers or Food? A Choice No Parent Should Have to Make
“The math is simple. A year’s supply of diapers costs roughly $1,000. A mother working full time at minimum wage makes just under $15,000 a year and will spend 6 percent of her annual income on diapers. For a family living in the bottom 20 percent of earners, making around $11,253, the cost of diapers will rise to almost 14 percent of their total annual income. It is expensive being poor.”