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    The Fallacy of ‘The American Dream’ The American identity is built on the notion that if one works hard then he/she can get ahead regardless of their social condition. This notion is based on the concept of the American dream, which refers to the ideology that every American has an equitable and equal opportunity to achieve prosperity as long as he/she is determined and works hard. Most economically successful people always claim to have attained the American dream. Meanwhile, children,…

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    There used to be a time where owning just a high school diploma was feasible enough for a person to make an honest living. However, time has altered those standards. Owning a college degree is gradually becoming the new minimal credential for people to find success. Consequently, with colleges charging unreasonable amounts for tuition that rather only seems to be increasing, more and more college students find themselves in financial turmoil. As a result of absurd tuition cost, students are…

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    reduced life expectancy, poor health outcome, debt, and unaffordable or bad housing (NZCCSS). According to New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services, there are approximately 622,000 people in poverty in the country, which is about one in seven households. This includes around 230,000 children. Of the Maori population, nearly one third experience severe hardship or poverty. This is a significant statistic, because that’s a huge percentage, about every one in three people. There have been a…

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    Affordable Housing History

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    History The need to provide a safe and suitable housing has been problematic since the 1800s in the United States. The tenement reform was an early intervention by the local government before the federal government got involved in 1937. Congress passed the Wagner-steagall housing Act, which established the current federal housing program. For the past years, public housing authorities having been trying to attain the level of success mixed income housing authorities pursue today? The beginning…

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    Female Asian Immigrants

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    Migration becomes a household strategy in attempting to improve the lives of those involved and their families. This is evident among Japanese, which has meant eventual family reunification in the U.S. At the same time, industrialization and urbanization has brought about more…

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    Australia Inequalities

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    When perusing the CIA’s world fact-book distribution of family income gini index, 2 countries stood out; Australia and Denmark. These 3 counties are all developed, so theoretically inequalities are more systemic than due to the process of development, and all three have global interests, so gross domestic product, or GDP, can be meaningfully compared to measure output. While some markers are hard to directly compare, each countries ladder of opportunities, social welfare programs and taxations…

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    Introduction Income inequality is a major concern in wealthy countries and especially the United States, where the gap between the rich and the poor is continuously increasing and the social effects can be seen on a larger scale. It may be true that some level of inequality does not harm nations, as it can provide people with incentives to become better by improving their skills. However, this phenomenon is out of control and puts the country into a stagnating growth phase which generates…

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    pages viewed, the number of items purchased as well as the amount spent. With this data I have also recorded the use of discounts, and some information about what type of buyers are attracted to this website such as the region of the customer, their household income and if they are a registered customer. Background: Heavenly Chocolate manufactures and sells quality chocolate products from its plant and retail stores in Saratoga Springs, New York. The company first launched its website two…

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    reduction taken is incredibly high and they end up making the same as if they didn’t get a raise. Every tax reduction should be made based off of the average income of the entire family combined. This way, families would be able to support their households much easier and individuals would gain more interest in day to day tasks without worrying about how much tax they’re going to get taken and if they can pay their bills this time. People would rather have money in the moment than have to wait…

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    Have you ever had a problem with the food stamp program or have you ever experience needing food stamps and getting denied? Well even though some people believe that more people being able to receive food stamps may result in a higher rate of misuse and abuse of food stamps, the eligibility guidelines and limitations should be changed and improved because people who aren’t qualified for food stamps actually need them and are struggling to make ends meet, some people are able to receive food…

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