Barbara Ehreneich's Nickel And Dimed

In Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehreneich states the tolls on low-wage workers but not how poverty correlates to their mental illnesses. An increase in money provided to low-income workers can help their health and state of mind. Mental illnesses prevent parents from raising their children well and could result to having a child with mental health problems, learning disabilities, and behavioral deficiency. It is because low-income families that are in poverty are stressed from only making minimum wage. Barbara states,"These experiences are not part of a sustainable lifestyle." She is regarding low income families and the struggle they face on a day to day basis but not the mental illnesses that they are affected by. Mental illnesses have a great influence on the worker's family and can negatively impact their children, if parents were less stressed it can positively influence the family's wellbeing and there could be a result of less mental health problems. Having a self-esteem and positive attitude is what all people believe will bring them success. Low-wage workers do not experience these two factors because of the great deal of stress and mental health problems they experience. They would need their wages increased to relieve these stressors. Evidence
These mental health problems can last until adulthood. This could then cause the adult to go through a lifelong suffering of poor health. To stop the cause of mental health problems in low-income families should be by addressing social incentives of mental health. Finding the root of the cause which is increasing income to low-wage families can benefit the poor. Studies have shown that increasing their income can allow parents to raise their children properly by giving them more time to watch and raise their children. A slight increase in income can reduce the stress that low-income families