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Book Review of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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Everyone should read this book. It is eye opening. This author (who is a reporter)goes undercover to bring us news of America's working poor-what they go through to get the low wages they earn. She tells this story with deep moral outrage. She works beside these hard working Americans and tells the story of the invisible workforce that fuels the service economy, and endows the men and women who populate it with the honor that is often lacking on the job.This book tells the story -true stories of men and women who wait tables, scrub floors, and straighten the racks at discount stores. Very enlightening.