Tim F. reviewed on 7/12/2009

this book and the author are both condescending turds.
I'll save you a few hours- here's the whole thing summed up in a few sentences; ready?
"Did you know that earning minimum wage isn't enough to get by in America today? The working poor are getting screwed and eek out terrible (third-world-esque) existences. Also, they're too uneducated and overworked to grasp their own situation. Thank god an upper-class twit like me, Barbara Ehrenreich, came around to shine a light on this overlooked tragedy. Just read this book if you want to eliminate a bit of your liberal guilt, and pretend that you understand some of the situations they face; then you can look them in the eye when they're cleaning your bathroom and taking care of your kids".

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