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Results of Low Income and Negative Conditions

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Results of Low Income and Negative Conditions

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Most of the people that relied on welfare and were low income eventually would loose their jobs and everything else they owned. Those who could not live with other family became homeless.

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Many people were fired for no reason which was an issue because they would land on the streets with no job. Losing their home or no being able to support their family.

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- Society thought that "a woman's place was at home" while the husband would bring income
- Many women were discriminated when getting jobs
- Many times got low-income/status jobs = "women's work"

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Most people thought the working condition were like slavery. They were forced to do their job. And they had kids working in jobs that made them at risk.

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- Government did not do much to help people
- Govt. did not train people for jobs
- Did not help people earn jobs
- Most of the poorest Americans depended on govt. welfare
- Single women/mothers did not receive help

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Low income families in the 50's were overlooked by the government because Post-World War II programs mostly helped the middle class people.
Examples:

Labor laws and farm programs only unionized workers and big farmers.

Social Security and the minimum wage laws did not cover the lowest paid workers such as janitors, restaurant workers, domestic servants, and migrant farm workers.

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The children of the poverty strucken families had suffered symptoms of fatigue and nutrient deficiency, and even bone diseases by the fault of poor food intake.

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In a company they were paid just 1 dollar per hour with no benefit. Sometimes their jobs were hazardous and had health risks.

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Most people worked in anything they found. The jobs did not pay the minimum wage and were in terrible conditions.

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- Men with few skills - considered too old to work (40+) - but still too young for Social Security
- Normally the first to be fired in case of low budget
- Long periods without work

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Percentages of poverty-strucken families ranged from 24% to 55%.

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60% of people were middle class

20-25% of people were in poverty.

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Poverty had struck the Southern areas of the United States harder than it had affected the North/Western area of the country. Many of the inhabitants of the rural areas had worked in the fields of their own farmlands. This occupation was inadequate in providing enough to make a living in the century.