Our Kids Aren't the Only Ones Suffering From Inequality. We're Failing Our Parents Too!
Clearly, inequality affects Americans of every age -- and that is why you cannot cure what ails the children without treating the parents, for the ailment is not generational. It is economic, and it perpetuates itself down through the generations.
Do the Math: People Don't Choose to Be Poor or Unemployed
On the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, many Americans are still operating under the assumption that people choose to be poor and unemployed, that they'd rather be lazy than rich, that they can afford the basic necessities of life. But the numbers tell a different story.