Rich Vs Poor

When I was young I used to live in a poor neighborhood in Arizona. I lived in a one room house until my sister was born, and then we expanded to two rooms. We did have running water and electricity, but no heat. After my mom and dad divorced, my mom, sister, and I moved in with my grandparents in Groton Long Point. For me and my sister this was a big switch. We went from living in a two room house to a house that could sleep thirteen comfortably. Changes like this in my life have made me realize that the economic divide between the rich and poor is large, and that the rich are getting richer and the poor aren 't having much progress. But also that money does not necessarily equal peace of mind. During my childhood, I have taken six summers worth of tennis lessons from the local yacht club. Back then it was a very good deal, thirty dollars for a month. Now it would cost you about one hundred twenty per month. The reason being is because over the years Groton Long Point has been trying to be more exclusive. Aside from overpaying the yacht club has been doing other things to keep people away. In order to be an affiliate you must be a resident of or renting a house …show more content…
Not much had changed. The places that were poor before stayed poor, while Antigua stayed wealthy. Poverty rates and crime rates were pretty much the same as before. This trip was different though. We were building a school. This trip gave me more hope than the last trip. It showed me that if you can get people to help you, then you will be much better off. This concept can be used to help the poor as well. As long as people are willing to disperse some of the wealth many Americans can be better off. For example Mantsios also explains in Class in America that inheritance laws give a great likelihood of success to offspring. I think that if we dispersed some of that inheritance money that the poor would have a much better chance to succeed