“Wealth moves like a shark over the rock-bound crustaceans of the poor and working classes”. The economic state of our nation thrives off of the positions of the poor working class, middle class, and the wealthy. A cycle takes place in this situation and that is exactly how “the rich get richer. And the poor get poorer”. Would you like to know which class system you fit into? It’s pretty easy. Ask yourself these common questions that define who we are; not just economically. How is your level of income? What kind of education are you receiving? Is your job self-sufficient enough? Are you living a certain way because of the class you are in? As long as you aren’t wealthy, you’re obviously doing something wrong. As long as you aren’t poor,
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One of the many attempts include, The Poor People’s Campaign initiated and organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1968 to alleviate the conditions of the poor no matter the race. The idea was motivated by the desire that all citizens living below the poverty line had a right to the things that they needed to live. By this time, the War on Poverty seemed inevitable because Congress was focused way too much on the war in Vietnam. Typical America. Instead of utilizing the resources and the billions of money that the government owns to better our society, it has instead been going towards pointless wars. Pointless as in nothing is being achieved but the destruction of another nation’s property. It is truly a wonder why everyone hates America, including …show more content…
The campaign amplified the needs of the poor, making it blatantly obvious that all of the races that were in poverty were in common hardship. They needed something to change within the government because their current efforts were not cutting it. If there were any efforts being made at all? For that reason, the campaign asked the federal government to improve the issue with a “$30 billion anti-poverty package that included a commitment to full employment, a guaranteed annual income measure and more low-income
One of the many attempts include, The Poor People’s Campaign initiated and organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1968 to alleviate the conditions of the poor no matter the race. The idea was motivated by the desire that all citizens living below the poverty line had a right to the things that they needed to live. By this time, the War on Poverty seemed inevitable because Congress was focused way too much on the war in Vietnam. Typical America. Instead of utilizing the resources and the billions of money that the government owns to better our society, it has instead been going towards pointless wars. Pointless as in nothing is being achieved but the destruction of another nation’s property. It is truly a wonder why everyone hates America, including …show more content…
The campaign amplified the needs of the poor, making it blatantly obvious that all of the races that were in poverty were in common hardship. They needed something to change within the government because their current efforts were not cutting it. If there were any efforts being made at all? For that reason, the campaign asked the federal government to improve the issue with a “$30 billion anti-poverty package that included a commitment to full employment, a guaranteed annual income measure and more low-income