Barbara Ehrenreich's book "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" challenges the wisdom of Clinton-era welfare reform for 12 million affected women. The noted author and culture critic reports on her effort to find a comparable $6 to $7 an hour job --working in restaurants, nursing homes, and Wal-Mart-- while making ends meet. Ehrenreich concludes the laws of supply and demand have been reversed.
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