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Q1. April 25, 2017
What is wealth inequality? What is the problem with wealth inequality? Why should we care?
Wealth inequality is when a very small fraction of the population owns the vast majority of the total wealth of the country. The larger groups, the poorer people, while there is more people overall, the amount of wealth they have in minute. This means that the people who are struggling most are having money taken away from them by the teeny fraction of rich people who own almost all of the wealth. So people can be starving and near homelessness, but these rich people can walk around in a pair of shoes that cost nearly 1000$. We should care because we are all American. We are all one species. And we all deserve to be able to live, and not just survive.
What is wealth inequality? What is the problem with wealth inequality? Why should we care?
Wealth inequality is when a very small fraction of the population owns the vast majority of the total wealth of the country. The larger groups, the poorer people, while there is more people overall, the amount of wealth they have in minute. This means that the people who are struggling most are having money taken away from them by the teeny fraction of rich people who own almost all of the wealth. So people can be starving and near homelessness, but these rich people can walk around in a pair of shoes that cost nearly 1000$. We should care because we are all American. We are all one species. And we all deserve to be able to live, and not just survive.
April 26, 2017
Average Yearly Salary
Dancer: $47,471 (Above single cost of living, below 1 person and child)
HS Teacher: $57,200 (Above both the single and w/ child cost of living)
Voice Actor: $29,020-$75,850 (Above single cost of living, below 1 person and child, than when experiences above both and well off)
Average Yearly Salary
Dancer: $47,471 (Above single cost of living, below 1 person and child)
HS Teacher: $57,200 (Above both the single and w/ child cost of living)
Voice Actor: $29,020-$75,850 (Above single cost of living, below 1 person and child, than when experiences above both and well off)
April 28, 2017
How can government (the people) help citizens live lives of quality?
What makes up a quality of life?
What makes a neighborhood good for people?
What makes schools good for kids?
How can government (the people) help citizens live lives of quality?
- We can do more to provide job opportunities, be more willing to provide money for schools and food. We need to just over all do more to help people. We need to give people a way to do well and some day be above that poverty line.
What makes up a quality of life?
- The ability to live comfortably. You need to be able to have clothes, food, a place to live, and to be able pay for all these things without fear. But the physical things aren't the only things that make a quality life; being mentally happy and fulfilled in life is almost more important than the material qualities.
What makes a neighborhood good for people?
- Good schools. Education is the key to prosperity and development. Without a good education we can not progress. We will be stuck, and possibly go backwards. No matter how poor the area, if the people are provided a good education they will be more likely to make a difference and succeed in life.
What makes schools good for kids?
- Good teachers who care about their students, a welcoming environment that is clean and safe, getting nutritious foods and being willing to help and support the children.
May 1, 2017
How easy is it to escape poverty? What needs to be in place to be able to escape poverty?
How easy is it to escape poverty? What needs to be in place to be able to escape poverty?
- It’s not easy in any way at all. When you become impoverished it is next to impossible to escape it. You can't save because you need every, single penny you make to be able to survive. So when something goes wrong in your life you’ll be more in debt and even more in poverty. How do we stop poverty? And give people a way to escape it? Honestly, i have no clue. I don’t know how we can ever end poverty. We do things to help them, food banks, food stamps, different companies that help pay for bills, but that still isn't enough to pull people out of poverty. Those things will temporarily make things easier, help you pay off debt, but then you’re back where you were. You can work a full time job and still not have enough to get by.
May 5, 2017
The American Dream Nikki, Yazoo City, Mississippi: “To have a family, to give them a proper home, and to be able to provide them a proper education.” She seems possibly pessimistic. She says what she believes the american dream is but she didn't say that there were opportunities to get a good education. Cesar, El Paso, Texas: “To make money, raise a family, and to be safe. I was born a mile from here in Juarez. I don’t want my child to face what I had to face. I want the best for him and my wife.” He seems more pessimistic than optimistic, but he wants the best for his kid. And he seems very determined to do everything possible to make it better. Karen, Tallulah, Louisiana: “The American dream is dead, because we don’t have any values anymore. People only care about possessions, about things, about money, not happiness. Happiness comes from caring about others, about family, and about community. I have cared for and buried most of my family, and it has cost me. But it has been worth it.” She is very very pessimistic. She sees people as materialistic and not caring about the non physical things in life. Jose Villa, La Villita, New Mexico: “To live a successful life on your terms, to be accepted by others on your terms, and to accept others on their terms.” I think he is optimistic. His version of the dream is to be able to be an individual, and to live life how you want too. Enrique, Albany, New York: “I have nothing. But I am free because I have God and I can pray.” He seems like a bit of both. Pessimistic because he has nothing, but he also has hopes, and freedom, and reason to keep his chin up. Sierra, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: “To have a better life for your children. I want that for my daughter, a better education and a better job for her. But you have to work hard. My mother does and I do and I want to make sure my daughter does.” She seems optimistic. She knows that getting better in life will take hard work, but she seems like she knows it can be done. Miguel, Bernalillo, New Mexico: “I am living the American dream. I have a job, a family, and my son goes to a great school, and if he works hard enough, he can have any job he wants.” He is very very optimistic. He is doing well and his family is getting everything they need. Christina, Vicksburg, Mississippi: “To have a family and be safe. The country isn’t as safe as it used to be. Parents are not teaching their kids values and kids need values. My children respect me and part of that is whooping them when they get out of line. They need to be whooped now and then, not beat.” She seems pessimistic. You need to do certain things to keep kids in line. She wants her and her family to be safe, but they don't have that. Blanca, Socorro, Texas: “Freedom, safety, and a good job. I have them now. Those on the other side of the fence in my backyard, living in Mexico, don’t have that. They climb into my yard and I find them hiding under my truck. They want what we have and we should be proud others want it.” Pretty optimistic for herself, but she knows how hard it is for people. Cheyenne, Springfield, Missouri: “To provide for my daughter, have a job, a home, and an education. I am studying at Ozarks Technical College so I can provide for her, and she can have more than I have.” Optimistic, she is doing everything she can to make everything good for her daughter. She believes that if she gives her daughter the best she can her daughter will grow up happy. |