The Well-To-Do Get Less So And Teenagers Feel The Crunch Summary

Imagine the challenges and obstacles families have to face when they lose their job due the decline of the economy. Lisa W. Foderaro’s article, “The well-to-do Get less so and Teenagers feel the Crunch” analyses how the economy has a significant impact towards families’ jobs and how it changed the way they spend their money towards their children. Because parents are facing financial crisis, they have to make couple adjustments to their spending but mostly to their children’s weekly allowances. The author discusses how the higher the family’s income, the less likely their children will go to the work force because they will rely mostly on their parents to satisfy their wants and needs. The author is trying to encourage children, especially …show more content…
The author uses facts and statistical information to help his/her readers to comprehend her argument. Logical appeals help the readers know if the author is knowledgeable about his story because they will not support his argument if the author doesn’t provide some type of evidence to back up his/her claim. The author provides statistical information about how even teenagers in families with high income are still willing to work at a young age, “A recent study by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University showed that teenage employment from 2005 to 2007 rose with household incomes that go up to $150,000 a year: 14 percent of teenagers from families earning less than $20,000 a year.” The information explains how teenagers are still willing to work even if their parents receive high income because it will mature them as an individual and most importantly prepare them for a full time employment. The author does an excellent job of providing many logical appeals in her article to insure her readers understand how even teenagers of high income families are still willing to work even if their parents provide them with