And then there are those who are struggling to make ends meet- living in local tenement buildings that have gone months without a decent repair? It seems that the simple life of the poor is becoming more of a complication to the stabilty of the US economy- a complication that most are willing to sweep under the rug. The president, backed by congres, presses for the sanctification of civilization overseas- we plague war and havoc amongst middle eastern citizens in hopes of (somehow) providing them with a "decent" government, while in the heart of our own cities there are women with kids that could actually benefit from misused war money.
With millions of Americans living well below the average poverty rate, its amazing how our own government doesn't heavily take into consideration the quality of life for those in tight finacial situations. Its blasphemy that we could raise taxes and not see any of our money have a direct effect on our community, the urban (lower-working class) population.
There is a toll booth located on the highway before you get to the Chippenham exit coming from downtown Richmond, it was there for as long as I can remember. And now, right behind this toll, they are building a second toll- literally less than one mile away from the booths that are there now. They will not be closing down the old booths, because they are completely lined along the full length of that part of the interstate. What is the need for building this section of a booth? It's not taking the place of a previous one and it is not providing a quicker way to exit from the highway, so once again I ask- what is the need for building this section of the booth? In my opinion, the tax payers' money has gone to waste! With the money to build a new stainless steel toll, we could've funded a homeless shelter downtown.
There are instances the same as these that are going making impact nationwide. The lower working class pay taxes just the same as everyone else, their paychecks get cut just the same as anyone elses, yet they reap no obvious benefits from their sacrifices to government. There is some shady business going on behind the scenes for there to perfectly cemented streets in the suburbs and hundreds of uncovered manholes and unpaved potholes in the city.
The lower class strive to survive off meager wages while nothing is being done in government to positively influence their living standards. Government takes care of those with money and disregards those who don't have much to give. With all thats going on in this world, we (the urban lower working class population) are left on the front step of a congressman proclaiming, "When you divided up the economy's financial budget, we were something you forgot".
With millions of Americans living well below the average poverty rate, its amazing how our own government doesn't heavily take into consideration the quality of life for those in tight finacial situations. Its blasphemy that we could raise taxes and not see any of our money have a direct effect on our community, the urban (lower-working class) population.
There is a toll booth located on the highway before you get to the Chippenham exit coming from downtown Richmond, it was there for as long as I can remember. And now, right behind this toll, they are building a second toll- literally less than one mile away from the booths that are there now. They will not be closing down the old booths, because they are completely lined along the full length of that part of the interstate. What is the need for building this section of a booth? It's not taking the place of a previous one and it is not providing a quicker way to exit from the highway, so once again I ask- what is the need for building this section of the booth? In my opinion, the tax payers' money has gone to waste! With the money to build a new stainless steel toll, we could've funded a homeless shelter downtown.
There are instances the same as these that are going making impact nationwide. The lower working class pay taxes just the same as everyone else, their paychecks get cut just the same as anyone elses, yet they reap no obvious benefits from their sacrifices to government. There is some shady business going on behind the scenes for there to perfectly cemented streets in the suburbs and hundreds of uncovered manholes and unpaved potholes in the city.
The lower class strive to survive off meager wages while nothing is being done in government to positively influence their living standards. Government takes care of those with money and disregards those who don't have much to give. With all thats going on in this world, we (the urban lower working class population) are left on the front step of a congressman proclaiming, "When you divided up the economy's financial budget, we were something you forgot".
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