Alexis Brown Book Review

The American Way of Poverty is getting better as I read it. As I read more into this book I get a sense of anger because it shows that the rich is getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. As I read more into the book, I notice government assistant that was helping families survive is being cut back. People are losing their jobs, and there is no safety net to catch them.  The safety net is getting weaker as the years go on. Pretty soon we will not have a safety net to catch families.  As we read in the book unemployment is increasing and TANF (government assistant) was decreasing. As we read about Raquel and her family we can see the many struggles she faced.  In the book, he talks about individuals being homeless. As a society we see it has the individual issues instead of the government problem as well.  As we discussed in class, as a society we like to point the blame because of a person’s ethics.

Test Question- What type of programs can we come up with for families and individuals who are slipping thought the safety net? How can we get rid of that stereotype of the poor, so many people can understand the struggles of the poor?