rs (often at higher rates than would otherwise be possible) (Australian Government 2). Such policy initiatives are used by many different governments when a large population of working class individuals is likely to be experiencing less-than-adequate compensation or when industry and business are unable to hire workers at an acceptable pay level.
Transportation subsidies are often included, along with child care subsidies and other forms of assistance. Governmental policies often provide for a variety of governmental initiatives that can include providing financial assistance to state, provincial and regional governments for road and bridge construction and maintenance; assistance to transportation authorities overseeing public transportation systems using buses, subways and other mechanisms; and direct subsidies to workers and others (including employers, who pass on benefits to workers in the form of travel vouchers) (Levinsohn 7). These activities are often further subsidized by governments via wage subsidies that facilitate hir
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