Analysis Of The Dirty Little Secret: Poverty In America

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The Dirty Little Secret: Poverty In America Jane A. Easter The current reality in the United States of America is that the level of disparity between classes is growing and not in a good way. The small portion of the rich are getting richer and the number of poor is increasing creating a larger gap between the previous middle class and the lower class. The other reality is that it is a “don’t ask, don’t tell” society. Though studies, census data and other overwhelming proof is all around us, it is one of the least talked about issues. The classes by race and gender continue to have disparate realities across the country. However, one needs only to watch the most powerful medium in the United States,…show more content…
The statics show that more money is put into public education in the wealthier areas. These tend to be white neighborhoods. Incomes are higher thus house prices are higher thus taxes are higher and the money put into education is higher. Latinos and Black families tend to be larger and rely on less income than those earned by White families. Latinos and Black works tend to have to work more than one job to make ends meet. When you have both parents working, possibly more than one job the support for their children’s education will also suffer. The opportunity for minorities to graduate from high school is less than a white student. The ability for minorities to go to college following high school is less than for white students. It is shown that the higher level of education the higher level of income. So with the basic stats of entry level education being less, the lack of opportunity based on income and the lack of support for minorities to receive the same educational realities as the white class it stands to reason that this a major component to the disparity in classes and race. In addition to the disparity in class and race there is a disparity to class and gender. Women are paid less than men. The majority of single parent families are supported by women. As in the article “The Education of Jessica Rivera” it shows where we look for a success story about…show more content…
There seems to be a lot of excuses that don’t work. For example: Women stay home to raise their children thus not working at the same level as men in their jobs. Not true, the statics show the data is on job responsibilities not tenure or climbing the career ladder. Women are taught to not ask for more and if they do they can expect to be replaced. Women will stay in a disparate working environment for long periods of time. Women’s loyalty to a company is much higher than a man’s. In the article “Rise Up Sons” it discusses the sons of privilege and the opportunities that children of higher classes receive from birth right. You also have government wife’s in government offices that are never questioned. This is based on who you know, not what you know. The lower classes are growing and we now have a country where programs are failing. More than ever families are without health insurance. Children are going to bed hungry. Families are losing their houses. Gains in companies income goes to the company’s bottom line, not the workers. So with all of this going on why aren’t we talking about it? Why do we change the station when something is shown that isn’t conducive to what we have come to expect. When you see a commercial for the need to raise money for food and a fly lands on the child’s cheek why do we change the station so
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