Tuesday, March 31, 2009

AWOL - Wealth & Poverty in the US - Internet Research

Please type up, on your blog, 5-10 questions you have about poverty and wealth in the U.S. For instance - "Since the U.S.'s 'safety net' is relatively weak - what will happen here in the case of massive economic problems?" or "What percent of white people currently live in poverty?"

Then do some research and type up the results of your research on those (and on questions you think of while doing the research). Please post your results at the end of class, and also please include citing info for your answers - either link to the site or copy and paste the address next to your answer.

To get you moving, you could look at the following websites.

Interview with NYU Prof

Left/Liberal Think Tank Graph


Trend in Income Growth (from Left/Liberal Think Tank)

Apologetics for Wealth Inequality from Conservative Think Tank