Being poor has become a hot topic in the United States lately. Many poor people are struggling financially and are barely surviving due to the high costs of their needs. Without being able to attend school, poor people have had negative outcomes have such as lack of education. Many poor families are unable to let their children attend school, and other families may not be able to afford the supplies that their children need for school. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Reducing the high cost of being poor can provide families with more money to pay for day-to-day expenses or enable them to begin saving for retirement, education or home ownership.” That way, poor families will have some money to provide for their children’s needs.
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Lately, healthy food costs more than junk food. For example, a burger costs less at McDonalds than a meal at a healthy restaurant. According to Ehrenreich Barbara “perception may be influenced by studies that found many healthy foods to cost more per calorie than less healthy foods. This is one way, but not the only way, to measure the cost of a healthy diet”. Therefore, many poor people are forced to go with the cheapest options. People with lower incomes struggle sometimes. The unhealthy food that poor people are forced to buy makes them sick and possibly causes death. By buying healthy food, poor people will have to use their entire budget, and that will not help them with saving the extra money that they need to spend on their monthly bills such as rent, energy, and water. In the article (“Building Family Economic Success”).the Annie E. Casey Foundation states the following: “In 2000-2001, low-income families spent almost 20 percent of their annual income on energy bills. For all other consumers, the proportion was about four percent.” This means that lower-income class have to spend almost one fourth of the annual budget on energy …show more content…
Not having health insurance is a concern for thousands of lower-class families. According to Ken Martin “Healthcare in the U.S costs about twice as much as it does in any other developed country. If the $3 trillion U.S healthcare sector were ranked as a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest economy”. Meaning that Poor people will have many problems when it comes to health care and insurance because, being in the lower class, most poor people cannot afford to pay the money to insurance companies. Today, especially when it comes to healthcare, every insurance company has its own pricing; Fees are in the hundreds of dollars for doctors. Additionally, an emergency visit costs more since poor people have to pay more money because of not having health insurance. Hospitals and doctors charge them more money because there is no insurance. Therefore, it is hard for poor people to have healthcare due to the prices the insurance companies set that poor people have to pay in order for them to get health
Lately, healthy food costs more than junk food. For example, a burger costs less at McDonalds than a meal at a healthy restaurant. According to Ehrenreich Barbara “perception may be influenced by studies that found many healthy foods to cost more per calorie than less healthy foods. This is one way, but not the only way, to measure the cost of a healthy diet”. Therefore, many poor people are forced to go with the cheapest options. People with lower incomes struggle sometimes. The unhealthy food that poor people are forced to buy makes them sick and possibly causes death. By buying healthy food, poor people will have to use their entire budget, and that will not help them with saving the extra money that they need to spend on their monthly bills such as rent, energy, and water. In the article (“Building Family Economic Success”).the Annie E. Casey Foundation states the following: “In 2000-2001, low-income families spent almost 20 percent of their annual income on energy bills. For all other consumers, the proportion was about four percent.” This means that lower-income class have to spend almost one fourth of the annual budget on energy …show more content…
Not having health insurance is a concern for thousands of lower-class families. According to Ken Martin “Healthcare in the U.S costs about twice as much as it does in any other developed country. If the $3 trillion U.S healthcare sector were ranked as a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest economy”. Meaning that Poor people will have many problems when it comes to health care and insurance because, being in the lower class, most poor people cannot afford to pay the money to insurance companies. Today, especially when it comes to healthcare, every insurance company has its own pricing; Fees are in the hundreds of dollars for doctors. Additionally, an emergency visit costs more since poor people have to pay more money because of not having health insurance. Hospitals and doctors charge them more money because there is no insurance. Therefore, it is hard for poor people to have healthcare due to the prices the insurance companies set that poor people have to pay in order for them to get health