Friday, April 6, 2018

Big White Ghetto


What does the average coal miner make (wages per hour)? 25

Who are some types of people a person might find in the big, “White Ghetto.” Drug addicts coal miners homeless people

Why do you think the author calls it the “Big White Ghetto.” It’s a ghetto full of white people

What does the author suggests “keeps the underclass in place?” 700 dollar a month checks are threatened to be taken if their kids get smart

The author suggests that “poverty is the natural condition ____  __of man kind.

How does Pepsi play into this? The people buy pop with welfare type currency and sell it for cash to buy drugs

List five things/facts you took away from this article.
Women’s life expectancy dropped 1.1% since 1976 in the big white ghetto
Rate of violent crime is half the national average
Rate of overall crime is 2/3 the national average
Poverty rate 40%
Kentucky and west virgina abortion rate is 1/5 that of florida

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