Wal-Mart Nickeling and Diming

I found that Barbara Ehrenreich is a well published author. Originally obtaining a degree in physics and a doctorate in cell biology she became a political activist. She has written several books all of political issues facing our country. She has also written in Time magazine and The New York Times. She wrote one book specifically entitled Nickel and Dimed. The basis of this book was to see if it is possible to live on what the United States has declared as the minimum wage. Her entire article about the “Wal-Martian Invasion” seemed to be an extension of the previously mentioned book. Specifically she points out that more than half of Wal-Mart associates cannot afford health insurance offered by Wal-Mart and that Wal-Mart encourages its employees to apply for government welfare and food stamps. From the beginning this was a biased outright attack on Wal-Mart.