Hand to mouth living in bootstrap america by linda tirado is a first reads win and i am giving my honest review to me this is a sad book it all depends in perspective i was homeless once i was too sick to notice being put up in motel6 at least i had insurance the plight of ms tirado was very dire at time she handled the situation satirically. Hand to mouth delivers the message to americas poorest citizens you are not alone and it represents a wake up call to the worlds wealthiest individuals that income inequality has dangerous economic consequences for real people it is an insightful heart wrenching and at times laugh out loud look into how a third of our fellow americans are living as poor people in an economy . Hand to mouth living in bootstrap america is the debut book by author linda tirado the book was released on 2 october 2014 and contains a foreword written by barbara ehrenreich. Hand to mouth living in bootstrap america linda tirado limited preview 2014 common terms and phrases actually afford asshole baby barbara ehrenreich bedbugs benefits better bills birth control boss brain bucks called cash chicken nuggets clinic decent denture doctor employees expect extra feel fired food stamps friends fucking getting gi bill give guys happen human husband ibuprofen . Hand to mouth delivers the message to americas poorest citizens you are not alone and it represents a wake up call to the worlds wealthiest individuals that income inequality has dangerous economic consequences for real people it is an insightful heart wrenching and at times laugh out loud look into how a third of our fellow americans are living as poor people in an economy