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It's Not Like I'm Poor - How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World (Hardcover)
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It's Not Like I'm Poor - How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World (Hardcover)
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The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade
welfare checks for low-wage jobs, their low earnings qualify them
for a hefty check come tax time a combination of the earned income
tax credit and other refunds. For many working parents this one
check is like hitting the lottery, offering several months' wages
as well as the hope of investing in a better future. Drawing on
interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan
to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to
school, and send their kids to college. However, these dreams of
upward mobility are often dashed by the difficulty of trying to get
by on meager wages. In accessible and engaging prose, It's Not Like
I'm Poor examines the costs and benefits of the new work-based
safety net, suggesting ways to augment its strengths so that more
of the working poor can realize the promise of a middle-class life.
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