Barbara Ehrenreich
American writer and political activist (1941 to 2022); author of Nickel and Dimed (2001).
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Ten years on, things have got much worse for the working poor
The short answer is that things have gotten much worse, especially since the economic downturn that began in 2008.
historynewsnetwork.orgSaid 8 Aug 2011This on korrents
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The working poor are in fact the major philanthropists of our society
The "working poor," as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.
archive.orgSaid c. 2001This on korrents
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Ten years on, things have got much worse for the working poor
The short answer is that things have gotten much worse, especially since the economic downturn that began in 2008.
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version) (TomDispatch essay, from the 10th-anniversary afterword; republished by History News Network) Said 8 Aug 2011
The Nickel and Dimed experiment could not be repeated: the jobs are gone
It would have been impossible to repeat my Nickel and Dimed “experiment,” had I had been so inclined, because I would probably never have found a job.
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version) (TomDispatch essay, from the 10th-anniversary afterword; republished by History News Network) Said 8 Aug 2011
The official definition of poverty is way off the mark
the official definition of poverty was way off the mark, since it defined an individual earning $7 an hour, as I did on average, as well out of poverty.
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version) (TomDispatch essay, from the 10th-anniversary afterword; republished by History News Network) Said 8 Aug 2011
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The blue-collar working class has borne the brunt of the recession
the brunt of the recession has been borne by the blue-collar working class, which had already been sliding downwards since de-industrialization began in the 1980s.
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version) (TomDispatch essay, from the 10th-anniversary afterword; republished by History News Network) Said 8 Aug 2011
Welfare procedures turn poverty itself into a kind of crime
The ostensible goal is to prevent welfare fraud, but the psychological impact is to turn poverty itself into a kind of crime.
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version) (TomDispatch essay, from the 10th-anniversary afterword; republished by History News Network) Said 8 Aug 2011
The criminalization of poverty has intensified as the economy weakened
In defiance of all reason and compassion, the criminalization of poverty has actually intensified as the weakened economy generates ever more poverty.
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version) (TomDispatch essay, from the 10th-anniversary afterword; republished by History News Network) Said 8 Aug 2011
The working poor are in fact the major philanthropists of our society
The "working poor," as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.
Nickel and Dimed (Henry Holt, 2002 printing of the 2001 book) Said c. 2001
Low-wage workers sacrifice their own lives so that everyone else's are cheaper and easier
They neglect their own children so that the children of others will be cared for; they live in substandard housing so that other homes will be shiny and perfect; they endure privation so that inflation will be low and stock prices high.
Nickel and Dimed (Henry Holt, 2002 printing of the 2001 book) Said c. 2001
To be among the working poor is to be an anonymous donor to everyone else
To be a member of the working poor is to be an anonymous donor, a nameless benefactor, to everyone else.
Nickel and Dimed (Henry Holt, 2002 printing of the 2001 book) Said c. 2001
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