That plus twenty-six bits will get you a cup of coffee.

Ten years ago, Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a book on the effects of Clintonian welfare reform on the working poor, working a series of entry-level jobs to demonstrate that it is impossible to support yourself in this country with that work. Over at BoingBoing, Charles Platt worked at Walmart for “a limited period” to prove Ehrenreich wrong. —Turns out she was silly to insist on supporting herself with an entry-level job, because no one who works at that level attempts to be self-sufficient! It’s an unrealistic expectation!