It`s Not Like I`m Poor - How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World

"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 ofthe working poor have been bolstered as never before. 'It's Not Like I'm Poor' looks at how work