Poverty And Income Inequality

After completing the three checklists, I was quite shocked at my results. I was under the impression that I would be able to survive in poverty; however, I only scored eight out of the twenty-one statements. In addition, I scored fourteen out of seventeen on the middle-class checklist and one out of twenty on the wealth checklist. I also thought I would be able to survive in wealth; however, it is evident that I would not be able to. While reading the poverty checklist, some of the questions startled me because I would have never thought a person would need to know that. For instance, I had no idea that stores like Walmart throw away expired over-the-counter medicine. Additionally, I do not think I would be able to move in half a day. After completing the poverty checklist, it certainly made me think about all the things that I take for granted in my life. Not only did the checklist …show more content…
Furthermore, nearly 45.5 percent of these children are African American and 30.2 percent are Hispanic or Latino. I wasn’t completely shocked that children of color are affected most by poverty because I have learned this in my social work classes; however, I had no idea that 4.2 million children under the age of five are affected by poverty. I was also sad to read that nearly 70.2 percent of children living in poverty has at least one family member who worked. This saddened me because people are often under the impression that people in poverty do not work, which is so far from the truth. The poverty checklist and websites certainly opened my eyes to how young children and families are affected by poverty. As a parent educator and future social worker, it is important that I am