... to acknowledge was that the book needed to be written to address female inequalities in society. The reaction from the Feminine Mystique closely paralleled some people's reactions to the book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Many felt that Ehrenreich was judgmental and should not have written the book. They felt that the author did not have a "true" low-wage working experience. I agree that ... to live a low-wage workers life. I feel that this book needed to be written. Despite her sarcasm and human errors the book she wrote raised the awareness on the misunderstood class and pro...

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Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, is a great story of how the very author of this book wants to know what it truly is like to be a part of the working poor class, so she becomes ... these workers are forced to go through. With no hope of a better future, these people are in a forever repeating cycle of low paying jobs, which barely get them by or not get them by and they are forced to live in cars or on the streets. Many of us in today's middle class they just need to be motivated. Good luck motivating people ... that have no hope left, or are just dragged down by this cycle to see a...

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... people. How can a low-wage worker improve himself? School is a viable solution, but how is a minimum wage worker supposed to pay the sky-high tuitions of higher education? Statistics, and Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed, show us these people can barley afford to eat on their wages let alone pay for, or even save for, an education. Without education, a better job is impossible so ... you anywhere, as it would in a more prestigious office job. It seems as though the only existing solution to the plight of the poor is if a tax incentive is offered by the government to employ...

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