The Struggle of the Working Poor
We’re told a simple story in America: work hard, and you’ll be okay. But for millions of people, that promise has not been delivered.
This video takes you inside a reality most don’t see: people who work full-time still live on the edge of losing everything. Wages haven’t kept up. Rents keep climbing. A missed payment, a medical bill, or a credit score can be the difference between stability and homelessness. And when families fall through that gap, businesses are ready to profit from it.
Ted Koppel and Brian Goldstone give us an inside look at how the struggle of the working poor has become a windfall for some big businesses.
How does this happen?
Our government works hard for the corporations, but does little for those who are working hard to keep their heads above water.
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Homeless Valley
I know so many good people who are hanging on by a thread, and some who've fallen through the cracks. It could be any of us and it's very upsetting. I just read that seniors who are on Social Security fear eviction as rent, food, and healthcare keep going up, and SS only gives a 2% bump which doesn't even make a dent in the added cost of living. It's like the government doesn't care. Just build more prisons for those who fail and more detention centers for immigrants--and we still call this America.
Slipstream
The number of working poor grows every day. Young adults live at home longer because the jobs are low-paying and the rents are sky-high. They would be on the street if they didn't live with mom and dad. More adult children live with their parents so the grandparents can take care of the kids while they work.
Corporations are firing their higher-paid, experienced workers and hiring younger people and paying them much less. It's not just the undereducated who are the working poor. College grads are working at Taco Bell and DoorDashing after graduating because AI took their job.