HEADS UP: "P.O.V." on PBS tonight...."Waging a Living"

[Bluebear]

The term "working poor" should be an oxymoron. If you work full time, you should not be poor, but more than 30 million Americans — one in four workers — are stuck in jobs that do not pay the basics for a decent life. "Waging a Living" chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners fighting to lift their families out of poverty.

"Like most Americans, I grew up with the idea that hard work invariably leads to success. I bought into this mythology for a long time, until...I met lots of folks for whom this American dream was exactly that, just a dream. It could not be realized." — Roger Weisberg, filmmaker

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/wagingaliving/index.html

[warrens]

1. Also tonight, two specials on Nawlins

I don't think they're going to be very nice to Commander Cuckobananas

[salvorhardin]

2. Meritocratic myth

http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v21/merit.htm

[Kajsa]

3. Thanks, everyone.

I plan on watching this, tonight.

[snappyturtle]

4. Thanks Bluebear.........I'm not one of the thirty

million....yet....but it's getting too close for comfort!

Edit: spelling

[femmedem]

5. I saw this documentary at a local film festival.

It was wonderful. No matter how much you think you know about this--even if you're living this--it is deeply moving.

[Bluebear]

6. .

[bobbolink]

7. Thanks for the alert--have the recorder set...

I appreciate knowing about this.

Even more, appreciate that there is *finally* some notice given to poverty.

Unfortunately, it seems the "in" thing now to leave out all of us who aren't able to work. sigh... I guess we'll just remain invisible. :(

[Bluebear]

8. My pleasure, bobbolink nt

[bobbolink]

9. How 'bout a few more recommends, so others will see this?

Thanks--really, it's painless, and just takes a second. ;-)

The more attention to poverty, the better!

Also, I intend to thank PBS for this -- hope others will, also.

:hi:

[bobbolink]

10. gonna push this up until the program comes on....

Call me tenacious...

Orr...... a thorn in the side..

:rofl: