I am an adult learner, a History major at Southern Connecticut State University, and nearing retirement from my day job. I will graduate in 2025 and plan to do graduate work in 19th century U.S. history.
Ed V u l liamy’s article on poverty and income inequality in the United States focuses on New Haven, Connecticut , as an example of the stark differences in wealth that exist there . He employs the narratives of homeless individuals, whose daily struggle for survival takes place in close proximity to Yale University, one of the most prestigious and wealthy institutions of higher learning in the country. Also presented are the voices of the working poor, whose labor keeps the machinery of Yale going, yet they struggle to break free of the culture of poverty . He describes the incongruity of such poverty existing in the shadow of enormous wealth and offers New Haven as being emblematic of America’s income inequality. While the problems of homelessness and poverty have not gone away in the decades since the 2002 article, Mayor Justin Elicke r’s 2024 State of the City address is hopeful that programs that the city has initiated can address some the issues and improve the
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