The inequality in America keeps getting worst, because the government does nothing to help anyone but themselves. They encourage big business to send jobs overseas, they let big business avoid paying taxes by moving their companies overseas. Due to the fact there are fewer jobs, and more companies are paying less taxes, the individual states, and the country as a whole do not have enough money to balance their budgets. So to compensate for that huge lack of money, taxes are increased, water bills are raised, and the electric company raises their rates, not to mention phone, cable, internet, etc.
The prices of everything goes up in the long run. With the exception of paychecks.
In 2014 it took the first 111 days of the year to cover what we pay in taxes. That only
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n.d.1). While corporate taxes only made up 9% of the federal revenue.
Colleges continually raise their tuition rates, making it harder for the poor, and middle class to afford them.
Define poverty
The US government define the poverty line at just under $20,000 dollars. Although this number could vary according to the number of dependents in the household. A house hold with five qualified people could earn just under $29,000 dollars.
Socially we define poverty as a lack of material items, a lack of money, a lack of means to satisfy the basic needs of survival (N.A. n.d.2). When we think of those in poverty we think of those in poor health, with little, or no education, of the homeless.
Who the poor are is a matter of how you view life. If you are Bill Gates, 99% of the population is poor. If you are single, and bring home $37,000 dollars, living in Ottumwa IA. You are not poor. If there are five people in the household, and you live in Los Angeles, you are poor.
The poor, and the homeless live in every city in every state. Some third world countries are made up entirely of the