A family of three with one wage earner at the minimum wage can take home about $1,100 per month, while it could get about $1,700 on welfare. No surprise, then, that people either leave the island or go on welfare and work in the informal economy.
一个有一位最低收入雇佣劳动者的三口之家，每月可以收入约1100美元工资，同时却可得到大约1700美元的福利。不出所料，人们要么选择离开这个岛，要么继续领取福利并在这一不正规的经济体中工作。