It's not like I'm poor : how working families make ends meet in a post-welfare world / Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Kathryn Edin, Laura Tach, and Jennifer Sykes.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780520959224
- 0520959221
- 9781322167862
- 1322167869
- It is not like I am poor
- Working poor -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Public welfare -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Tax credits -- United States
- Travailleurs pauvres -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Crédit d'impôt -- États-Unis
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural
- Public welfare
- Tax credits
- Working poor
- United States
- Business & Economics
- Labor & Workers' Economics
- 1900-1999
- 332.0240086/9420973 23
- HD8072.5 .H35 2015
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-281) and index.
Print version record.
Family budgets: staying in the black, slipping into the red -- Tax time -- The new regime through the lens of the old -- Beyond living paycheck to paycheck -- "Debt! I am hoping to eliminate that word!" -- Capitalizing on the promise of the EITC -- Appendix A: Introduction to Boston and the research project -- Appendix B: Qualitative interview guide.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
In English.
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