Responses To Socio Economic Inequality Flashcards
1
Q
SNAP
A
Food stamps/ vouchers given out by the government to poorer people who can exchange them for fresh food
40 million American claimed these vouchers in 2018 and without them they would starve
2
Q
Obama Care
Affordable care act 2010
A
Paying for all or some of ppls health insurance
Letting children stay on parents insurance until 26 y/o
Percentage of uninsured Americans dropped for 26% in 2009 to 9% in 2015
3
Q
Education
Affirmative Action
A
Lower entry requirements for ethnic minorities
62% agree with affirmative action because they think a degree can break the poverty cycle