Currently in the United States, millions of working families do not have wages high enough to meet their basic needs. Consequently these families suffer tremendous hardships. Researchers around the country have begun to question the concept that work alone is the answer to poverty. How much does a household need to earn to make ends meet and what other support is needed? In researching the basis for her book, Barbara Ehrenreich became a low wage earner to learn first-hand the strategies to survive on minimum wage. She vividly describes with persistence and humor how difficult it is to surv…
