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A review by mrsdragon
The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler
3.0
Shipler didn't tell me anything new (small problems for an affluent family are HUGE problems for poorer families), but he did offer the specific examples which demonstrated this point.
His research is thorough and although the book is told mostly as a series of anecdotes, they are culled from a large pool of data and supported by statistics.
I was a bit disappointed that despite his insistence that his book laid equal blame on both liberals and conservatives that his conclusion clearly leaned more "liberals are right!". Tightening that up would have made his point more successfully. Because he's correct that this isn't a liberal/conservative issue. This is a HUMAN issue and both sides have something to offer.
Shipler does a wonderful job of showing the interconnectedness of issues which make poverty a sinkhole that is continually caving in while you try to repair it. I'll be ruminating over these stories for awhile.
His research is thorough and although the book is told mostly as a series of anecdotes, they are culled from a large pool of data and supported by statistics.
I was a bit disappointed that despite his insistence that his book laid equal blame on both liberals and conservatives that his conclusion clearly leaned more "liberals are right!". Tightening that up would have made his point more successfully. Because he's correct that this isn't a liberal/conservative issue. This is a HUMAN issue and both sides have something to offer.
Shipler does a wonderful job of showing the interconnectedness of issues which make poverty a sinkhole that is continually caving in while you try to repair it. I'll be ruminating over these stories for awhile.