Hello, My name is Marcus Thomas and I am an avid social justice warrior. I am from “Motown” Detroit, Michigan by way of Allen, Texas. I am proud to be a black man in America, a country I believe to be the greatest a earth. One of the things that make this country so great is our values of free speech. No matter your age, race, orientation, etc. you are allowed to voice your opinion. This has lead to the creation of many great speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Ernest Hemingway who all rose from relative obscurity to stardom. I firmly believe in the values everyone being created equally, and therefore treated equally. Sadly, in the current state of this world that reality seems far fetched. In spite of this I am still going to try my best to change that. This blog will be used to give my opinion and information on current events in the world and how they would affect the life of a young black college student. Throughout the duration of this blog my skills as a writer will surely improve. I hope inspire conversation on my blog as I know many of the conversations discussed may be controversial. If someone is to reply I would be glad engage in conversation about the topic. I believe that conversation is to the root to change and the more people that are informed about the issues around the world the more likely change is going to take place.

POVERTY PROBLEMS

Since the beginning of time there has been the haves and the have nots, and in an extremely capitalist society like the United States this notion is perfectly portrayed. The problem is… maybe too much. The economic gap between the rich and poor is growing at an alarming rate while the programs and practices created to aid in stopping this split have remained stagnant.

In fact, if anything these laissez- faire practices have only grown in intensity  as the Trump administration has aimed to redefine the formula of calculating poverty by lowering the impact of inflation rates within the formula. This is just another shot in the foot to an already bullet riddled facate of American economy. Doing this not only distorts the lines of already confusing guidelines and regulations in our economy, but also the impact will be felt throughout many impoverished families as the poverty line will rise at even slower pace. This practice will land many families right on the cusp of getting the government care that they desperately need. Quite frankly, for a government that is meant to uplift ALL of its people ( not just the rich and white) this shit just doesn’t make sense. Time and time it seems like laws are being created for the benefit of those that don’t truly need anymore help, and for the detriment of those who actually need it, which one would think is completely backwards from what was initially intended. Many high name advocates such as Alexandra Ocasio- Cortez (https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1225482538866675713?s=20 ) have joined the fight in making these unchecked injustices, just. She stood in front of officials and recounted her own struggles with poverty growing up in the inner city of New York. In some states such as Mississippi about every 1 in 5 people will live impoverished and nationally the rate is about 13.7% of the population will face a similar struggle. These numbers are too overwhelming too just continue to turn a blind eye to their struggles. They need help and America has the money and resources to help them. So the question is.. What’s the hold up here?

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