The Moral Underground By Lisa Dodson - 1349 Words

1. In the book The Moral Underground, How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy by Lisa Dodson the main focus is recounting the lives of people who help out those in the lower classes. People in the lower classes typically struggle day in and day out to make ends meet. Most people in lower income families are families with not many children and are working like any other American. Yet, they are still seen as unmotivated people in society. â€Å"Like other Americans in the past, Andrew decided that when you see people being treated unfairly and, worse still, you realize you play a direct role in the unfairness, the right thing to do is act against it.†(pg. 5). This is what many people do; they are seen as â€Å"heroes† who break the rules to help those in need because they acknowledge that the system is unfair. Those who need help are treated with little dignity and as criminals as a way to belittle them. Society likes to take away their independence because we s ee them as different or as a subclass. Some strategies included, â€Å"funnel resources such as money, food, medical care, or heat to those critically in need† (pg. 9). In one case mentioned in the book Andrew the fast-food manager, he adds fake hours in which they didn’t work so that way they can have higher pay check because Andrew feels that they don’t make enough to have a living wage (pg. 23). As I’ve learned in class not all the time can people afford or qualify to get on public assistance therefore there are secret