[lbo-talk] Ehrenreich responds to BDL

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Thu Aug 14 10:30:21 PDT 2003


Barbara Ehrenreich, wrote:
>
> >Does this guy realize that 80% of Americans (and I don't know how
> >many Brits) do their own housework? It's not just some weird
> >crypto-Christian gesture on my part... As for those who "help"
> >immigrant women by giving them jobs: If the idea is to help, why not
> >just give them the money and do the housework yourself?

Hungry? Cook your own food. If you want to help struggling waitresses, go to a restaurant and leave a tip for services not rendered.

Of course, Brad's point still stands: maids are better off with (crappy) jobs than no jobs at all, so you're not exactly doing them a tremendous favor by refusing to hire them.

-- Luke



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