White Collar Crime And Poverty

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I agree that poverty and white collar crimes are serious issues going on in society today. Miguel captures in his video the struggle of homelessness. In the video a man is sleeping on the street with the words "how does freedom feel in the background". Poverty is rampant throughout the world. Many have lost their jobs and now have no choice but to live on the streets. A way to stop this is to create more jobs in society and help those in need. We must work together to make this work though. Miguel also talks about the struggle of white collar crimes. We are taught to treat each other equally and receive the same consequences like everyone else, but that is not the case most of the time. People whom come from wealth are known to get less punishment.

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