A review by hilaryannbrown
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

3.0

"Someday of course, they [the working poor] are bound to tire of getting so little in return, and to demand to be paid what they're worth. There will be a lot of anger when that day comes, and strikes, and disruption. But the sky will not fall. And we will all be better off for it in the end."

One of sociology's greatest hits.

That being said...the crucial findings, data, and takeaways are all in the last two sections.

It was impossible to survive on minimum wage in 1996 without welfare. It is even more impossible now.