So many people nowadays want to blame others for the
situation that they are in. This is especially true for poor people, as they
are to blame for being poor. Though, sometimes we are put in a tough situation
in life, but that should just drive someone even more to succeed in life. A lot
of poor people get too comfortable living off of food stamps and they collect
government checks and decide that they don’t have to work to have a higher
standard of living. Anyone can make it out of poverty if they work hard enough
towards their goal.
“From Nickle and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich tells
the first hand point of view story of a maid working a hard job for little pay.
The woman in the story is trying to make ends meet by working with a maid
company that sends people out to houses for cleaning for little to no pay. She
talks about the different types of tasks she must perform while on the job and
also refers to her poor co-workers. The entire story is basically describing
the bad situation some lower middle class people have to go through based on
the jobs that they can get.
In “RIP, the Middle Class: 1946-2013” by Edward
McClelland, he explains the history of how the middle class has been degraded
in today’s society. He blames the lack of government intervention on the
downfall of the middle class. He talks about how back in the mid 1900’s, a
factory of 25,000 workers has shifted to a factory of 5,000 in today’s world
and they both have the same production outcome. Yet, workers today are getting
paid a lot less and they require a lot more skills and education. In a
nutshell, he summarizes by saying, “we’re making matters worse by not
intervening in these communities.” (McClelland 559) If we don’t do something
now, nothing will get fixed.
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