Poverty: Where Do We Go From Here?

Brazer, Harvey. "The Federal Income Tax and the Poor: Where Do We Go From Here?" California Law Review. Public Finance Activities, April 1969. Web. 9 November 2011.

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Harvey Brazer's article was written a while ago but it still demonstrates important factors concerning the issues of how the poor are underprivileged and treated differently than the rich. Brazer states that the poor tend to be treated differently in a place of employment than a person who may have a significant amount of money and who walks in to an interview. He believes that something should be done about this and that every person should be treated the same when it comes to job opportunity. He has many tables and examples of what the future will look like when it comes to money and the income gap, and surely he was correct. The income gap widens by a significant amount and Brazer's theory is that it all started because people of poverty were treated different in the work place than the people of wealth. The people of wealth and family money had a lot more opportunity back then because people looked at them as smarter and incredibly more qualified for a job, than the poor, when the others were more than qualified to do the same job.

This is a very important observation in my research question because it shows that poverty levels have increased due to the differences of treatment in the work place. It shows that many people of wealth are treated completely differently when it comes to receiving jobs and obtaining jobs. Whether or not you have money should not define whether or not you receive a position for a job or if you are qualified for that job. It also goes into detail about the fact that the poor are even treated differently not just in the work world but also in normal every day life. They are not able to pay for certain things that the rich can, like for example clothing. The way the rich may present themselves is different than people of poverty. The rich may be able to afford a lavish outfit while the people with less money do not look as suave. This is important to my research question because it questions whether or not the poor should be treated the exact same as the rich when it comes to qualification for jobs.