![]() ![]() ![]() She settles in a $500-a-month “efficiency” and starts scouring the want ads. “How, in particular, the roughly four million women about to booted into the labor market by welfare reform going to make it on $6 or $7 an hour?” In the vein of a scientist conducting an experiment, Ehrenreich resolves to find out for herself, adopting a few rules and limitations-no hunger, no homelessness, no relying on skills derived from her usual work, access to a car, whether her own or a Rent-a-Wreck paid for by her credit card-and beginning her journey in Key West, Florida. “How does anyone live on the wages available to the unskilled?” Ehrenreich asks. ![]() The idea is to enter the low-wage workforce for a period of time as a way of investigating poverty in the age of welfare reform. Ehrenreich begins her book by discussing her preparations for her endeavor. ![]()
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