"USA: The Land of Limitations?" by: Nicholas Kristof
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Reading this text was a bit confusing. I continued to read further more, being able to get a little better understanding. I took a look at a couple blogs, and I came across one blog that really caught my attention. As I continued to read Romira's blog, I was nodding my head and agreeing with everything she was saying. I could honestly say that economic inequity is a feminist issue after reading the text and Romira's blog. As Kristof stated in the article that not many people who come from the bottom of the quintile make it to the top of the quintile. Which you see here, the riches become richer as the poors stay poorer. Which brings how Rick wasn't living in a, "land of opportunity," because he wasn't financially stable. Rick had lost his mother at such a young age, whereas his father was, "a professional drunk," which left Rick feeling abandoned along with his younger siblings. He had to take care of his siblings and direct them down the right track, as well as himself. The system definitely tricks people into living, "The American Dream," but in reality its only for the rich to succeed, and honestly Rick definitely was definitely a real life example of being trapped in the system.
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