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The worst of the poverty was in rural areas (South and south eastern states). Low income people worked in farms and depended on them as main source of income.

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Women were a major part of the low income due to suffering discrimination, often left with menial jobs. They (single mothers)  had no one to take care of their children and had to leave them alone at home.

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Upper and middle class families were obsessed with the American Consumerism that they did not notice the needs of others.

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Workers received $1 an hour in a Sweatshop which made artificial Christmas trees.

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Consumed with getting the latest items (i.e. cars, tvs, toys. etc) the poverty were often forgotten about or ignored.

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They were willing to take any job since they had little education or none. Many times place is horrible working conditions. Employers paid them the lowest pay possible.

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The federal government did not do anything to help the low income to help people find jobs. American were unemployable.

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Americans in poverty had:
*inadequate housing
*insufficient medicine
*inadequate food
*lacked the opportunities to improve their conditions.

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Although some families were middle class and were able to afford houses, cars, etc. Around 20 to 25 percent of Americans were in poverty.

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There was a lot of medical conditions there was untreated care skin infections, ulceration, eyes and ears disease, bone disease secondary to poor food intake, and bacteria and plastic disease causing energy loss and ability to live.

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Social Security  and minimum wage did not help lowest paid workers.