Unit B - Blog 5

Chaudry states that the public feels less of an obligation for the working poor because people do not really think about the children who are automatically born into it. It is easy to understand that there are adults who do not have money because you see them working in your everyday life, at grocery stores, gas stations, janitorial staff, etc. However, most people forget to look at that person and think about how they have to support a family and they have children that they love and want to support through school with everything that the other children have. We also need to keep in mind that children have no control over what parents they have and the lifestyle they will lead growing up. They cannot get jobs legally even if they wanted to help their families.

In the videos on YouTube, I really felt like the majority of Americans actually do understand the "working poor" situation. No one was demeaning them or passing judgments on them, they simply stated the truth: people cannot afford basic rent and bills and raise themselves out of their situation because they simply do not get paid wages that are good enough. It is stated over and over again that minimum wage is not high enough to meet the ever increasing demands for living expenses. The videos suggest to me that it is the policy makers who fail to care about our children of America. This goes back to the responsibility of the media not focusing on issues that really matter. It is time we started tackling these problems because the elephant in the room is gigantic and stomping all over us-not hiding in the corner.