TALKING POINTS
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY: A REAL THING FOR AMERICA?
- HOW THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY INCOMES RELATE TO THE WORLD?
- EDUCATION - HOW WILL STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY GET A GOOD EDUCATION
Where are Strong Economics now, America?
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| Economics in United States (up to 2016 Election |
A powerful argument questioned the role of economics in the United States. In the mid-2010s, many Americans had face economics struggles in their lifetime that affects many of their children from different cultures, race, etc.
In 2015, Nicholas Kristof, an American Journalist and a political commentator from Chicago, publishes this article to inform politicians, who were running for President in 2016, to debate about the economic issues going on. If I was an American, I would feel worried about our country because I feel bad for those Americans who are poor and into poverty.
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| Poor Families |
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| Senator Marco Rubio |
I read Kristof's article and this is really interesting relating to American parents being poor and kids being raised as poor human beings. Senator Marco Rubio declared that America is "a nation of haves and soon-to-haves" (Kristof 1). Apparently, I think that wasn't a right declaration from Senator Rubio to many Americans because these poor families have nothing on their plate to pay for school, foods, and shelters. Not only that families are poor, but their incomes and insurances are slowly declining due to the fact that they tend to be homeless. According to Kristof's resources, the economic incomes are less in the United States because their "'intergenerational income elasticity' social mobility is twice as great for Canada" (Kristof 1). This means that the Canadian Government has a more comprehensive social mobility plan than the American Government.
Finally, I am worried about education for many students. Connecting to Kristof's Article, I found an another online article from the ChildFund Website. In this article, many students, who go to school for free, are financially poor and don't have enough money to get supplies they desperately need for school. All education challenges. This ChildFund website article connects to Kristof's article because children are poor and homeless and couldn't afford to even buy anything for school, but, they have free and reduced lunch programs based on their incomes.
To wrap it up, my feelings and condolences toward poor people are aggressive and powerful. From my opinion, I believe these poor people don't belong on the streets and should belong in homes and school where they can get jobs themselves. Due to the financial struggles, the economy in America is struggling to balance the inequality and kids won't get proper educations and/or jobs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-usa-land-of-limitations.html
Hi Ryan. Call me cynical, but when I read Senator Marco Rubio's quote, "America is a nation of haves and soon-to-haves", I assumed immediately that it was the rhetoric of a politician who wants to be re-elected. It's a statement full of optimism meant to sound good to everyone. The wealthy hear that and I imagine they're meant to feel good about their elevated station in society vs. the have-nots because after all, according to Rubio, the poor are right behind them in line! Thus, the poor are expected to feel that a better life is ahead of them.
ReplyDeleteI still feel that Kristof's article was much too short to really tell us anything we don't know already.
Great job relating to outside sources to the Kozol article! I also like how you introduced the author and gave background. The graphs added to this post was important to understanding the economic downfall of the U.S.A. in 2010.
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ReplyDeleteI, too, am worried about education especially for children who come out of poverty. We need to do better, and it can start with us - today. -ck-