Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed Book Review

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Rent, gas, utilities, food, and clothing become a burden because the market is not set up for those who make the least but those who make more than that and it really does not matter how much more because at a certain level, it is all too much and the low earners are simply left out of the system altogether. Nickel and Dimed also taught me that social responsibility is mandatory if we are to address this problem and do something about it. While Ehrenreich does not open address solutions for the problems she encountered, it is clear that something must be done. I do not think I will ever be able to walk into a Wal-Mart and look at the "associates" the same way again.

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Those with less understanding say that if they do not want to work there, they should find better jobs but this book taught me that there is more to it than that. Nothing is ever that plain and simple. We are each other's responsibility and only when we accept that fact and become proactive will society change for the better.

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