Barbara Ehrenreich Studied the Working Poor,people with Service Jobs That

question 94

Multiple Choice

Barbara Ehrenreich studied the working poor,people with service jobs that paid mostly minimum wage or slightly more.Based on your study of poverty,what would she recommend that such workers do to move out of poverty?

• A) save at least 10 percent of their paychecks every month
• B) go back to school
• C) nothing, because there are few ways for them to move out of poverty
• D) collectively organize for higher wages

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