“this class divide was predicted long ago, and nobody wanted to listen” (Gates).The rich is still getting rich and the poor is getting poorer. I believe that we need another war on poverty in order to tackle on this issue. I don’t think it should be one of the major issues to consider about it but its up there because it does affect the country as a whole. Poverty is an issue that affects many citizens. If it doesn’t get resolved, the immediate money they receive will become a waste because they aren’t making anything out of their lives other than just doing drugs. It addresses the fact that there is a huge problem with poverty amongst black families. It states that "the gap between the black middle class and underlcass is not evident through the ending of discrimination. People who are well grounded come from families who actually live in a house and own it. People who are trapped in a tenancy tend to not have a “sense of ownership in their future and their society” (Gates). The civil rights movement won’t come into play until they find out the root of this problem of the cause of black suffering.
In my opinion I find it weird when I read the article because it said that politicans will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low. I actually kind of agree that ownership of property helps determine a person’s success. Without a stable roof, finding balance in one’s life can be quite hard.
Works Cited: NY Times: "Forty Acres and a Gap in Wealth" by Henry Louis Gates Jr
3 comments:
I find it wierd that you made the statement that poor people just use their money on drugs. Many work as hard as they can and still just live hand to mouth. I do not think the way to solve this is to give money to the poor, I think it is to create more jobs for the poor. However, we will never be able to completely solve this problem.
Jerome you bring up a good and important point when you talk about the fact that the poor are staying in a web of poverty, while the rich just keep getting richer. Does everyone really have an equal opportunity? For example, think about someone born into money and someone born on the streets? Can those people possibly have the same opportunity? YES, they can...because we have free public schools so if you work hard you can get out of poverty.
I agree Jerome, I do not see the poor getting richer, but the rich definitely are. I feel that we should provide more jobs for the poor and create more programs for them to receive money. That way, the poor would live more comfortable lives, and the gap between the rich and the poor would hopefully decrease.
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