A Book Review of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Ehrenreich points out from a journalistic perspective how people who fill the low-paid jobs created in the economy have to struggle to get by. Regardless of work values, a low income means difficult choices have to be made. One can work just as hard at an entry-level job as a highly-paid job. In fact, the author thinks, work at the entry level may be the hardest society has to offer