It's Not Like I'm Poor
Download or Read eBook It's Not Like I'm Poor PDF written by Sarah Halpern-Meekin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Sarah Halpern-Meekin |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2015-01-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520275348 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520275349 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis It's Not Like I'm Poor by : Sarah Halpern-Meekin
Book excerpt: "This book chronicles the impact of the sweeping transformation of the social safety net that occurred in the mid-1990s. With the dramatic expansion of tax credits--a combination of the Earned Income Tax Credit and other refunds--the economic fortunes of the working poor have been bolstered as never before. 'It's Not Like I'm Poor' looks at how working families plan to use their annual windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. But dreams of economic mobility are often dashed by the reality of making monthly ends meet on meager wages."--Provided by publisher.