Samantha Blakney
The central idea of this book is poverty in America. It talks about different people's lives in America that are dealing with poverty. I think personal stories get to people more than statistics do and this book has both.
Abramsky uses statistics to support his ideas. Some of his ideas come from CBS News and the census bureau.
I'm completely shocked by the total amount of people in poverty. It makes me sad knowing that people are out there barely getting any food and I always have a warm place to sleep and food to eat usually whenever I'm hungry. Another thing that struck me what the average amount of money earned per year. I made $14,000 in 2014 and the 20% in the lower population made under $15,000 in 2011. That's crazy to me. I had people to support me and feed me if i couldn't make ends meet, like parents and grandparents and those people have no one.
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