Poverty in America

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than those who are not living in poverty. These people face many physical, social, and mental issues that have an impact on themselves and their community.
There are also different classes in America. These classes are referred to as lower, middle, and upper. Using the terms lower, middle, and upper seem to be a touchy subject for most Americans because they do not want to be judged by class. In the article, "Class in America", written by Gregory Mantsios, Manstsios explains that whichever economic class we are in affects our life more than we think. Mantsios remarks:
People in the United States don’t like to talk about class. Or so it would seem. We don’t speak about class privileges, or class oppression, or the class of nature of society. These terms are not part of our everyday vocabulary, and in most circles they are associated with the language of the rhetorical fringe. Unlike people in most other parts of the world, we shrink from using words that classify along ...

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