Civil Rights and Liberties are put in place to create equality for all American citizens, and to guarantee them freedom from discrimination, regardless of who they are. Unfortunately, there is obvious tension surrounding Rights and Liberties when looking at wage gaps between gender and race. These wage gaps affect the freedom of American citizens by limiting their incomes, which in turn prevents them from getting the bare minimum, let alone sufficient medical care or reliable benefits. These inadequate wages have, and continue to create social imbalances between America’s socio-economic classes. Since these echelons have drastic differences regarding income, mainly based on their race and gender, 40 percent of Americans consider themselves
