Poverty in our local suburbs
There has been time when every American’s has experienced a shortage of cash. That was no more than an individual experience. It is not the same as the social problem of poverty. We are all brought up to understand money is the measure of wealth and absence of money to be the opposite of wealth, nevertheless it is not the social problem of poverty. Poverty as a social issue is a deeply embedded problem that infiltrates every aspect of culture and society. In the 70s and 80s you could go with a high school diploma and get a factory job with a living wage. Now your high school diploma will only get you a job in a coffee shop at $7.25 an hour. Wages have stagnated and benefits waned or disappeared altogether, but costs for necessities, food, clothing, shelter, transportation have zoomed upward. Statics reveal poverty is increasing nationwide. Poverty is affecting suburbs drastically in many cities throughout the United States of America. A study conducted by the U.S. census and other federal data reviles “that the number of people living in poverty in the suburbs rose by more than 64 percent nationwide between 2000 and 2011. This is in comparison to only a 29 percent increase in many cities”. This holds true for Tennessee’s largest cities: Knoxville’s suburban poverty rate rose 50.1 compared to 15.3 percent in the …show more content…
This lose in service could lead to a reduction in form. To make matters worse Volkswagen is under investigate for manufacturing computer parts that hide emission issues. This has caused Volkswagen’s board of directors consider cut costing measures. Volkswagen will take that money saved from the cutting cost and used it pay the lawsuits imposed on their organization. Many of Volkswagen’s employees could possible lose their jobs thus adding to the growing number of people who will experience poverty in the Chattanooga
There has been time when every American’s has experienced a shortage of cash. That was no more than an individual experience. It is not the same as the social problem of poverty. We are all brought up to understand money is the measure of wealth and absence of money to be the opposite of wealth, nevertheless it is not the social problem of poverty. Poverty as a social issue is a deeply embedded problem that infiltrates every aspect of culture and society. In the 70s and 80s you could go with a high school diploma and get a factory job with a living wage. Now your high school diploma will only get you a job in a coffee shop at $7.25 an hour. Wages have stagnated and benefits waned or disappeared altogether, but costs for necessities, food, clothing, shelter, transportation have zoomed upward. Statics reveal poverty is increasing nationwide. Poverty is affecting suburbs drastically in many cities throughout the United States of America. A study conducted by the U.S. census and other federal data reviles “that the number of people living in poverty in the suburbs rose by more than 64 percent nationwide between 2000 and 2011. This is in comparison to only a 29 percent increase in many cities”. This holds true for Tennessee’s largest cities: Knoxville’s suburban poverty rate rose 50.1 compared to 15.3 percent in the …show more content…
This lose in service could lead to a reduction in form. To make matters worse Volkswagen is under investigate for manufacturing computer parts that hide emission issues. This has caused Volkswagen’s board of directors consider cut costing measures. Volkswagen will take that money saved from the cutting cost and used it pay the lawsuits imposed on their organization. Many of Volkswagen’s employees could possible lose their jobs thus adding to the growing number of people who will experience poverty in the Chattanooga