The Logic of "Nickel & Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenerich
1.) The main purpose of this article is the author is trying to prove a point. She is attempts to live the lifestyle of a working poor citizen to counteract with the welfare reform that states, any job equals a better life. She went undercover by moving to three different locations applying for minimum wage jobs and finding housing that she could afford only starting with a small sum of money to get her on her feet. She wanted to understand how it felt to be in the shoes of someone who was trying to make the best for themselves coming from a poor background. She wanted to see how folks moving from welfare to jobs might be and see if she herself could survive on the minimal income provided by a series of low level jobs. The locations she moved to, in order to live this lifestyle, were Key West, FL; Orchard Beach, ME; Minneapolis, MN; and had the intentions of saving enough money by the end of the month to pay the following......
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