首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
America is a country that now sits atop the cherished myth that work provides rewards, that working people can support their fam
America is a country that now sits atop the cherished myth that work provides rewards, that working people can support their fam
admin
2010-06-11
72
问题
America is a country that now sits atop the cherished myth that work provides rewards, that working people can support their families. It’s a myth that has become so divorced from reality--that it might as well begin with the words "Once upon a time". Today 1.6 million New Yorkers suffer from "food insecurity", which is a fancy way of saying they don’t have enough to eat. Some are the people who come in at night and clean the skyscrapers that glitter along the river. Some pour coffee and take care of the aged parents of the people who live in those buildings. The American Dream for the well-to-do grows from the bowed backs of the working poor, who too often have to choose between groceries and rent.
In a new book called The Betrayal of Work, Beth Shuman says that even in the booming 1990s one out of every four American workers made less than $8.70 an hour, an income equal to the government’s poverty level for a family of four. Many, if not most, of these workers had no health care, sick pay or retirement provisions.
We ease our consciences, Shuman writes, by describing these people as "low skilled", as though they’re not important or intelligent enough to deserve more. But low-skilled workers today are better educated than ever before, and they constitute the linchpin (关键) of American industry. When politicians crow (得意洋洋的说) that happy days are here again because jobs are on the rise, it’s these jobs they’re really talking about. Five of the 10 occupations expected to grow big in the next decade are in the lowest-paying job groups. And before we sit back and decide that’s just the way it is, it’s instructive to consider the rest of the world. While the bottom 10 percent of American workers earn just 37 percent of our average wage, their counterparts in other industrialized countries earn upwards of 60 percent. And those are countries that provide health care and child care, which eases the economic pinch considerably.
Almost 40 years ago, when Lyndo Johnson declared war on poverty, a family with a car and a house in the suburbs felt prosperous. Today that same family may well feel poor, become the backbone of American life. When the middle class feel poor, the poor have little chance for change, or even recognition.
According to the author, how would an American family with a car and house in the suburbs probably feel about themselves today?
选项
答案
Poor.
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/rjKK777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Hersisterlivesthere.B、Sheattendedcollegethere.C、Shelivesthirtyminutesfromthere.D、Shevisitedtherelastyear.DW
Badeatinghabits,increasedfoodavailability,increasinglysedentarylifestyleandreducedphysicalactivityarethefirstfou
Whataccountsfortheincreasingnumberofbackpainsufferersinmodernlifeisanumberoffactorssuchasoverweight,lackof
ScientistssaytherehasbeenaseveredecreaseintheamountofwaterinLakeChadinnorthernAfricainthelastthirtyyears.
A、GarbagefromfoodB、Oldears.C、Emptybottles.D、Bottleglass.D文中可听到:Butbottleglasscanbegroundintosandandusedtopav
AIDS(AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome)isafataldiseasethatdestroystheimmunesystem.MorethanfouroutoffiveAIDSc
Iheardalovelystoryaboutsomebodywhotook【B1】______onherhusband~AyoungmanpickedupacopyoftheEveningStandardon
A、Unemployment.B、Familybreakup.C、Mentalproblems.D、Drinking.B获取信息题。女士问男士,在街上流浪的是哪些人?男士说,有失业的,有精神病患者,还有一些酒鬼。这些信息中没有“家庭破裂者”选
A、Drinking.B、Sleeping.C、Sunbathing.D、Swimming.C
Oncetheyhadfame,fortune,securefutures;______(如今只剩下贫穷).
随机试题
花盘装在主轴上,其盘面与主轴轴线必须垂直。()
对疑有颈部损伤病人,应首选的开放气道方法是
患者,张某,38岁,近半年来阴道排液有恶臭味,月经不规律,同房后出血。查体:宫颈菜花状,有接触性出血,色鲜红。根据患者情况给予患者措施错误的是
患者,女,54岁。因急性中度一氧化碳中毒、意识障碍入院治疗,经吸氧、支持及对症治疗后,患者意识恢复,好转出院,2周后患者突然出现失语、不能站立、偏瘫,大小便失禁。查体:T36.5℃,P85次/分,R16次/分,BP125/70mmHg,双侧病理反射阳性。
以下不属得神表现的为
下列哪种劳动者,用人单位不得解除劳动合同?()
在我国分税制中,中央分享75%、地方分享25%的税种是()。
“________”领域教学应以音乐为本,从________出发,以________为主。
根据下列统计资料回答问题。2014年上半年,北京市接待旅游总人数1.16亿人次,比上年同期增长5.9%;实现旅游总收入1907.2亿元,同比增长8.2%。上半年,北京市接待国内游客1.14亿人次,同比增长6.2%;实现国内旅游总收入17
AlexPang’samusingnewbookTheDistractionAddictionaddressesthoseofuswhofeelpanicwithoutacellphoneorcomputer.And
最新回复
(
0
)