Download or read book Shortchanged written by Howard Karger and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2005-09-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This narrative takes an uncompromising look at the corporate vultures that prey on America's working class. Made up of pawnshops, payday lenders, check cashers, credit card companies and the like, the fringe economy entices vulnerable consumers into an economic netherworld.