Income inequality in the United States

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    Furthermore, the inequality in the USA erodes the moral values and individuality. America has become a country with not a justice for everybody but with preferences for rich people, as well as with fairness for those who is capable of affording it. The leaves, equal raising…

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    Middle Class Shrinks further as More Fall Out Instead of Climbing out and The One Percent. Roughly it is stated that middle class income is starting at $35,000 to $100,000 for a family of four. I have to disagree with that because it is such a big gap. I feel that anyone making over $85,000 should be considered upper middle. Speaking for a family of four having a combined income of $35,000 should be lower and not middle class. Just rent itself out of that for a family of four is roughly going to…

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    lifestyle. The average median household income in Webb County is $35,659, and the poverty rate is approximately 31.8% of the total population which is double the state average.1 As a consequence, school-aged children face the nutritional problem of being food insecure. Food insecurity is defined as the inability to find or acquire food in order to obtain the sufficient amount of nutrients to be healthy. Food insecurity is found more commonly in low-income households that are Hispanic or African…

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    Currently in newest figures from 2013 shows an estimated resident population of 58,158. The following statistics are from the year 2012 – working on these 2012 data the residents of West Torrens area was 57,525 – 28,223 are male and 29,302 are female. The median age for the area is 37.6 years of age. The population by age groups: 0 -14 years old – 14.7 percent, of these 4,233 are male and 4,219 are Female 15 – 24 years old – 14.2 percent, of these 4,121 are male and 4,035 are female 25 – 34…

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    doesn’t buy happiness, but psychologists and professors all over are starting to differ. Recent studies in fact prove that money can in fact buy happiness. This is important because it could change the future. If part of your happiness is based on your income it could affect the way a lot of people start to live and think about life. Although it is important it is also a very interesting topic. Think about it money buying happiness? That’s crazy. Most people would say it is ridiculous to say…

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    a lower income than male students (Write n.pag.). The American Association of University Women avows, “Women are paid less than men are even when they do the same work and major in the same field” (qtd in “Women’s Rights” n.pag.). Although the wage gap has declined for years, the only way to fully close the gap is for the government to take action. Kulow proposes, “Mandatory wage disclosure laws are a logical next step in the long effort to close the gender wage gap in the United States”…

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    raising kids while being a single parent seems impossible both mentally and financially. Most single parent households seem to struggle financially because they no longer have a partner to help not only support but contribute to their overall household income. However while many single parent households experience some kind of struggle financially not all single parent homes do. Raising a household as a single parent can be very stressful in terms of finances. Which is why most…

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    The first tier of target segment for “Couleurs du Monde” focuses on the 18-29 age range, with an income of $30, 000-$50,000 living in and outside of the Williamsburg area. The second tier are individuals between 30-44 age range with an income in the range of $40,000-$80,000, living in and outside of Williamsburg and in the surrounding boroughs. The final tier is 45 and over with an income in the range of $55,000-$90,000 in the surrounding boroughs of New York. Williamsburg is located in the…

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    median household income and actual totals with an estimated reverse tithe to income. Based on the individuals that gave five or more times the reverse tithe to income statistic is well below a median household for the community it is in. The campus the dissertation project will be held shows the reverse tithe to income statistics that members that are giving at least four times per year are making an average reverse tithe to income calculation of $39,074 compared to the actual median income of…

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    Angeles is about 34 which means most of the people in the Los Angeles region are employed. The average household income is about $55,000 which shows that families can afford to go to many football outings at the Stingray Stadium. The ethnicity of the Los Angeles region shows that whites are majority 's and coming along behind the Whites are the African- Americans. The ethnicity, income, and the average age made us…

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