“We equate wealth with “net worth,” the sum total of your assets minus liabilities” – http://inequality.org/wealth-inequality/

With many of us living pay check to paycheck and living off of minimum wage, we do not have any wealth.

it may also cost more to be poor then it is to have access to large sums of money and resources. If you do not consistently  have proper access to medical care, due to being unable to pay for medical insurance then paying for each doctor visit and for prescription drugs does add up.

Without enough money to pay for a more well rounded education you would be unable to acquire any transferable work skills or take the classes necessary to land you a higher paying job.

this obvious difference in income makes “making it” in america close to impossible. Then if your a person of color well the affects are almost catastrophic, there may be no real way to make it on a $20,000 dollar income and without the proper resources you may never earn more then your parents.

which is why is problem needs to be addressed. America is one of the wealthiest countries in the world offers no assistance for citizens living below the poverty line.

Contrary to popular belief men can find themselves in verbally, psychologically, and physically abusive relationships. When put in these situations most men do not say anything to their friends and families because they fear it may threaten and relinquish their masculinity.

The idea that your wife/girlfriend will be angry if yournot home from work by a certain time has been around for decades, and if your not there then you may have to deal with this

and according to the National domestic violence hot line the number of men reporting abuse is so low that they are unsure as to how many men are in a abusive relationship. at the moment 1 in 10 men (10%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner and report a related impact on their functioning.

most men do not report any form of abuse because they feel like the treatment is normal, can legitimately have strong feelings for the other individual, but the reality of the situation is that by the time  a couple moves in together they are already financially dependent on each other. neither of them can just get up and leave within first considering their bills, and men do not report their partner or feel the need to saying anything because they could be living in fear, denial of the situation, love their partner or have a career that puts them away from their home for long hours.

Men seem to fly under the radar when it comes to admitting abuse but the issue is very real and should not be taken as a joke or seen as a norm.

Being poor in America is a very large issue that goes over looked simply because people imagine life here to be the best. However that is not the truth, there are millions of people that live in the United States with jobs and homes that are both poor and hungry.

We are constantly bombarded with images of other countries

these are two photos of Brazil, were the difference in equality is very obvious

but when placed to images of the slums here in America we can hardly tell the difference

The Image in the bottom right almost looks like a giant prison, why would anyone want to live there

we have to face the reality that hunger and poverty do exist within the The U.S, that it is possible to have a consistent source of income, a home and rights but still live in poverty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZF5q3P8N4