Social Classes

Social Classes Paper details: THIS IS A JOURNAL NOT AN ESSAY PAPER. A woman workin" rel="nofollow">ing full time at $7.25 an hour would make ________ per month. So that's our monthly in" rel="nofollow">income. Let's subtract our expenses. Subtract taxes and Social Security Deductions, which will probably be about $200/month. ______ Subtract housin" rel="nofollow">ing costs, and let's assume they live in" rel="nofollow">in the cheapest housin" rel="nofollow">ing they could fin" rel="nofollow">ind in" rel="nofollow">in Atlanta. _________ Subtract food costs (usually 1/6 of your in" rel="nofollow">income): _________ Subtract electricity and water (this person probably can't afford cable): _______ If they are tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to go to school, they are goin" rel="nofollow">ing to need the Internet...or a car to get to and from a library quickly. Takin" rel="nofollow">ing the bus to and from work and school would be challengin" rel="nofollow">ing if you want to be everywhere on time. So subtract this cost (if you choose a car, consider gas, in" rel="nofollow">insurance, and monthly payments): _______ What if this person have a child in" rel="nofollow">in daycare? That's at least $120/week. Subtract those costs: ____________ What about a cell phone? If they ÕÉ≠†Њ†have a child, won't the school need a way to reach Machin" rel="nofollow">ine generated alternative text: them? Subtract that cost: _________ At this poin" rel="nofollow">int, you can already see that this person would have a deficit in" rel="nofollow">in their budget - they are spendin" rel="nofollow">ing more than they earn. We have not in" rel="nofollow">included thin" rel="nofollow">ings like clothes, school supply lists, entertain" rel="nofollow">inment, health in" rel="nofollow">insurance, and many others. For this assignment you will write a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of three paragraphs reflectin" rel="nofollow">ing on the numbers above. Use your knowledge of social classes, and in" rel="nofollow">include what you thin" rel="nofollow">ink should be done to solve this problem, if you thin" rel="nofollow">ink it needs to be solved at all.