Wednesday, March 30, 2011

In and Out but Never Stable

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poverty-study-20110328,0,4527782.story

I read this article relating to how individuals are always coming in and out of the poverty line.  It's sad to know that many are never in a stable financial situation, its always up and down...

Thursday, March 24, 2011

"Eleven charts that explain everything that's wrong with America"

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph

I came across this article in my Communications and Social Justice class.
It is basically a variety of charts that compare the rich to the poor. When I took a look at these charts, I couldn't believe how such a small portion of America takes up the majority of wealth in our country.

Poverty USA

Check out this video and feel free to leave comments about what you think.