Income inequality in the United States

playing a sport. I attended a low income high school where we didn’t have enough money for advance classes or new books. I didn’t have time to enjoy with my friends or family. There were times where I had to miss out on things I really wanted to do. I am the first generation college student. While others may have the support from their parents, I was left to figure out everything on my…

Of Wallets and Waistlines: A relationship between body mass index and annual income Background: In our society today, there is a common trend is able to be seen across the United States, the expansion of the American waistline. As waistlines increase so does the prevalence of people becoming overweight or obese. Obesity has a major public health concern in the United States as almost two-thirds of the population has become obese (Marks, 2004). Someone is considered overweight if their BMI is…

helps them do proper utilization of the resources they have in their nation like human resources, natural resources and other. Income levels is one of the major indicator of economic growth. In other words, Lower income implies low standard of living which affects both mental and physical health of the people within the economy. In the countries where people have lower income, they would not be able to afford better lifestyle includes well constructed houses, healthy food, appropriate clothing…

nfluence of Annual Household Income on Going to College Introduction: There comes a time when some families must make the decision of whether or not to send a child to college. There are many benefits to a college education that become noticeable throughout a person’s life such as a higher salary than those of an individual without a college degree. College may also produces a multitude of long term setbacks to overcome with the largest being debt. Therefore the family must consider a…

Hispanic americans today are in a unique position in the United States’ economy. There are many factors that constitute their wellbeing, which is defined as “the state of being healthy, happy, and wealthy” (Xiao, 2015). I think it is important to understand these factors and their effect on this ethnic group as well as the rest of the economy. It is especially significant to know the economic status of Hispanic Americans based on income, as they make up a large portion of the population and…

individuals to receive a greater distribution of wealth. In addition to this, certain results have shown that secondary education plays the greatest role in reducing income inequality instead of higher education (Abdullah, 2015, p. 314). Other researchers have found that education actually does not play a major role in income inequality. Instead, the researchers have found that many years would need to go by before the distribution of…

Twenty-nine percent would go to families with incomes three times the poverty level. […] What about minimum wages as high as $15 an hour? […] applying the same calculation as above for a $15 per hour minimum, the share of benefits going to poor families would decline 12%, and the share going to families…

The poverty numbers across the United States vary widely depending on state and region. For example, the state of Mississippi has the highest poverty level of any state, at 22.0 percent (“SAIPE Mississippi”). In the northeast, there is New Hampshire with the lowest level of poverty by state at 8.2 percent (“SAIPE New Hampshire”). In Missouri, the poverty level is 14.8 percent, which is about even with the national level of 13.5 percent as of 2015 (“SAIPE Missouri”). In analyzing the Kansas…

Burnette Elementary is in the Suwannee area a fairly upper class community. The nearby homes are fairly big compared to other neighborhoods. The price ranges for some homes for sell are around 200-500 thousand allowing me to infer that mostly upper class families live in this area. • The community around Burnette is the same as in all Gwinnett county lots of diversity. Mostly consisting of majority cultures which are predominantly African American and Asian. • Burnette belongs to the…

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the comparison of rental prices in different neighborhoods of New York City. Central Idea: The two boroughs of New York City-- Manhattan and Brooklyn have their own characteristics which make their rents so different. Introduction I. During the process of looking for a suitable apartment for myself, I found there is a big difference of the rental prices in different neighborhoods of New York City. II. According to…