Strapped Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead

Name: Strapped Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead
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ISBN: 9781400079971

ISBN-10: 1400079977

ISBN-13: 9781400079971

Edition: N/A

Authors: Tamara Draut

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Drowning in student loans? Can't afford to get married, buy a home, have children? Up to your ears in credit card debt? At last, a book for the under-35 generation that explains why it's not their fault, and what can be done about it. "Strapped" offers a groundbreaking look at the new obstacle course facing young adults. Getting ahead, argues commentator and policy maven Tamara Draut, is getting harder. A college degree is the new high school diploma-and costs a fortune to obtain. Good jobs are scarcer thanks to stagnant wages and disappearing benefits. And, the cost of everything-starter homes, health coverage, child care-keeps going up. Witty and wise, "Strapped "brims with ideas for…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484