I thought Ehrenreich was so so condescending going into this that she never got the full experience. She forgot that these are peoples real lives, she didn't spend enough time to see how it is over a long period of time. She also went into areas where the poverty level was not that bad Key West?, Maine?, how about trying to go into Chicago or New York to make a living. The book had an obvious bias and she even mentioned that she was prone to marxist rants which is blatantly saying she supports socialism. I felt like she set her self up to fail and from the beginning she did not try her hardest. There were some good points though and it did expose the harsh life the some American live just to survive.