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Nickel And Dimed

Nickel, Dimed, Roger, and Me
After viewing Michael Moore's documentary, Roger and Me, and reading Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, it is effortless to distinguish the effects large companies often have on its employees, as well as community. In Michael Moore's documentary, the town of Flint, Michigan is ruined by General Motors' (GM) economic issues, forcing many of its workers to be laid off, eventually affecting the whole community. Moore created his film to raise awareness and speak for his fellow citizens. He wished to inform the public of the "true" story behind GM. For the same reason, Barbara Ehrenreich wrote Nickel and Dimed. It is a book thoroughly explaining her experience, firsthand, as a Wal-Mart employee. Although GM and Wal-Mart are negatively portrayed by Moore and Ehrenreich, the question is who is in fact responsible for these problems? Is the company or the employee to blame? Both sides are arguable, but in these types of socioeconomic situations, who is......


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