Nickel and Dimed

In her book, ‘Nickel and Dimed’, Ehrenreich has explored the hardships of living as a minimum wage worker. On several occasions, Ehrenreich has defended the position of minimum wage workers, who according to her, sink deeper into debt and despair, despite having worked really hard (120). Ehrenreich has presented an…

“Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich is an investigative book whereby Barbara is a journalist working undercover. She investigates the impact of the American Welfare act reformed in 1966 and its effect on the poor working class. The book contains accounts of events within 1998 and 2000. This book got…