Melissa Coleman Part 2

Melissa Coleman The second part of the book was different from the first part mostly because it became more easier to read and understand. The second part seem to be much more detailed on safety nets, personal stories and policy laws. For one the safety net was explained as never being adequate. Something that was very striking to me was "Ninety-two thousand Chicagoans could expect to be homeless during the course of a year, and on any given night fully 21,000 would be sleeping in improvised accommodations" (Abramsky, 101). This was shocking to me because I'm a resident of Chicago and I didn't think that this would happen to the children living around me. To know that so many children were homeless in the Chicago land is scary. "In 2010, Chicago authorities had calculated that 14,000 school kids would be homeless in the city at some point that year" (Abramsky, 101). It was also interesting how the poor are still being blamed for the finance problems the world is facing. The poor is still being treated like the problem rather than being helped. People are more focused on the poor rather than the problems that have aroused before the poor became helpless. Another quote that stood out to me was "that poverty increased so dramatically not only during the George W. Bush presidency but also once Barack Obama assumed power in January 2009 is one of the great political tragedies of the age" (Abramsky, 216). This was shocking because most people don't understand that even when Bush left office his presidency affected Obamas presidency severely. Potential Test Question: Why are safety nets not adequate? Explain?