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Chasing the American Dream with $25 & The American, A Magazine of Ideas
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May 9, 3:37pm
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•http://www.american.com/archive/2008/...
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From the page: "In college, Shepard read Barbara Ehrenreichâ€s Nickel and Dimed, which argues that only government intervention can rescue the working poor from what Ehrenreich portrays as a desperate plight. Shepard doubted her thesis and wanted to test it. So after graduating, he went to Charleston, South Carolina, with a sleeping bag, a change of clothes, $25, and a made-up tale of woe. He spent the first two months in a homeless shelter while he worked as a day laborer. He later found a permanent position with a moving company, which gave him a stable income. This allowed Shepard to buy a (very) used pickup truck, rent and furnish an apartment with a coworker, and start saving. "
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