Discussion

Please watch the following documentary on poverty in the U.S.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHDkALRz5Rk&t=1650s

Watch the following documentary on the working poor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=806PSngTKgg

Write 250 words to answer the following questions: Why are many full-time workers still in poverty? How does poverty become "expensive"? What do folks in the working class do to survive?

How do the British view the healthcare system in the U.S. in comparison to their system? How do poor people in Appalachia receive medical care?  Why are more people living in their cars in Los Angeles? How does this relate to income inequality in the U.S.?