The Working Poor by David K. Shipler (This is a nonfiction book about how people in American can work but still live in poverty and the difficulty of escaping this fate.)
Shipler, David K. The Working Poor: Invisible in America. New York: Vintage, 2005. Print.
Questions for The Working Poor
Read up to page 77
- Who are the American working poor? Why are they poor if they are working?
- What does the author propose as a solution? What is it complicated?
- What does tax time mean in a poor neighborhood? Give examples.
- Describe Willie and Sarah Goodell.
- Why doesn’t working/having a job lift someone out of poverty? Why doesn’t working always work?
- Describe Debra Hall and Caroline Payne.