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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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The book that started it all! Going from low-paying job to low-paying job, author Barbara Ehrenreich shows how difficult it is to survive on the current minimum wage. Don't think low-paying means no work. Usually it's the grunt work or the work no one wants to do. It's exhausting, it's back-breaking, and sometimes it's demeaning.