Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America by Alissa Quart: Conversation Starters In the critically-acclaimed book Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America, author Alissa Quart discusses state of many middle-class American families who can now barely afford to raise their children. Families nowadays get squeezed on every side. On one side, there are high childcare costs. On another harsh employment policies that give no paid family leave nor reliable working hours. Parents realize that to attain the standards of living that their parents once managed to give has become impossible. As the executive editor of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Alissa Quart examines the data and tells the real story how America has failed the basic unit of society, its families. Her subjects are professors, caregivers, lawyers, nurses, among others. They have been part of a system that doesn't support them, and only enriches a tiny percentage of society, the elites. Nickel and Dimed author... A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to... Create Hours of Conversation: - Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups - Foster a deeper understanding of the book - Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately - Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource meant to supplement the original book. If you have not yet read the original book, we encourage you to before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.