question archive From The Working Poor: Invisible in America: "Every problem magnifies the impacts of the others, and all are so tightly interlocked that one reversal can produce a chain reaction with results far distant from the original cause
From The Working Poor: Invisible in America: "Every problem magnifies the impacts of the others, and all are so tightly interlocked that one reversal can produce a chain reaction with results far distant from the original cause
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From The Working Poor: Invisible in America: "Every problem magnifies the impacts of the others, and all are so tightly interlocked that one reversal can produce a chain reaction with results far distant from the original cause. A run-down apartment can exacerbate a child's asthma, which leads to a call for an ambulance, which generates a medical bill that cannot be paid, which ruins a credit record, which hikes the interest rate on an auto loan, which forces the purchase of an unreliable used car, which jeopardizes a mother's punctuality at work, which limits her promotions and earning capacity, which confines her to poor housing (11)."
The above observation relays the realities of poverty—that there is a synergy to its condition. Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America too relays the everyday ways in which poverty's gravitational pull weighs down on its victims, especially as low-end wage work has replaced once stable, blue-collar manufacturing jobs. In addition to meager wages, give four specific examples from the book that showcase how poverty combines to keep the poor impoverished (examples may include living conditions, food, and the likes, so long as they are specific examples from the book).
Cite using in-text parenthetical citations (author's last name, page #). Each of your specific examples needs the proper accompanying citations.
