Income inequality in the United States

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) because they wanted to create a source of revenue from income taxes to pay for the war expenses from the Civil War. Ten years later, the income tax law was revoked, but was eventually revived by congress in 1894. The next year, “the Supreme Court ruled that the income tax was unconstitutional. In 1913, the 16th Amendment was ratified, meaning that Congress had the authority to enact income taxes” (irs.gov, 215). The same year, the 1040 (the first tax form) was…

foreign born, and 8.4% speak a language other than English. 92.1% of 25 years and older residents of Hatboro are high school graduates or higher. 31.2% of Hatboro residents 25 years or older have a bachelor’s degree or higher. The median household income is $65,974, and…

An idyllic suburban residential community on Chicago's North Shore, Glencoe, Illinois consists mainly of single-family homes, occupied by their owners. The four square mile village is home to approximately 8,762 people, most of whom are professionals who earn over $100,000 per year. From kindergarten to eighth grade, Glencoe's children attend one of the three age-centered schools operated by Glencoe School District 35, followed by attendance at the New Trier Township High School. The high…

My county is called Philadelphia City County, and that is in state of Philadelphia. According to the United States Census Bureau 2014, Philadelphia city county population was estimate at 518, 857 million. The female population was 460,760 which accounts for 46.0 %, the male population was 582,692 which accounts for 51.5 %, Under 5 years old 6.2%, Under 18 years old 23.0%, and 65 years or older. (United States Census Bureau, 2014). The numbers of senior citizens who are of 65 years and above are…

More than half (52%) of Brooklyn immigrants are of Latin-American origin. The other large cohorts are 20% from European and 25% from Asian countries. Of residents over 5 years old, almost half (46%) speak a language other than English at home and 25% state they…

A Beautiful Community Lacombe is a truly beautiful town, with kind, welcoming people who show outstanding amounts of citizenship. However, as with any large community, it has some things I believe we could make even more exceptional. For example; the county of Lacombe has some lacking. The roads in winter are left unplowed and unattended. Police aren't as vigilant in the hamlets and small villages as they could be. The city and the country hardly interact, if only for social events, or school. I…

According to Wikipedia, in 2010, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania had a population of 4,008 people. Sinking Spring’s median income for a household in the borough was $35,078, and the median income for a family was $50,064. About 12.0% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the property line (www.wikipedia.org). The data available on city-data.com states that in 2010, there were 1 rape, 1 robbery, 8 assaults, 11 burglaries, 52 thefts, 6 auto thefts, and 1 arson (www.citi-data.com).…

the family, and the income of the family. Some of the wealthiest people can qualify for aid, because all the money is invested and not making a profitable income for the family. It is important to mention that the student’s income can have a powerful and sometimes negative affect on the families over all reported income on the application. Part of the student’s income is taken off, but the majority of it is reported and figured in with the total income of the family. (Income and Financial Aid…

belongs to the middle class it’s subjective to the place of inhabitance. In my case I’d say I’ve experienced fifty-shades of middle class inequality. It was recorded that between 1979-2007 the “median family income (in U.S.) rose by 35 percent, while incomes for those at the 99th percentile rose by 278 percent” . Consequently, this extent of economic inequality has applied pressures, set boundaries and limited the opportunities available to me. This in turn has impacted my childhood,…

environment to help them focus on their main goals. Due to the success rate of college graduates with a bachelors degree you can tell that social and cultural capital in Stony Brook gives the one twin a better outcome. Also, because of the high income of a median sized household in Stony Brook, this twin may be given the time to just focus on their schooling and may not have to work. The twin in Patchogue however, may drop out of high school or college to get a full-time job in order to pay…