... seems to be a hot topic in politics and with good reason. As in All Souls we can see the reality of welfare. Many times the money goes towards single mothers who can't work because they have the responsibility of raising children. Why work when you can get the money for free? Nevertheless, how can one possibly succeed, or at that, even get by financially from a measly $300 per month? This is what Michael's mother had to live with on most of her life. In the article, "From Institutional to Jobless Ghettos," by William Julius Wilson, we can see by the statistics how much of an actual problem homelessness, poverty, and crime, really are. Wilson emphasizes how part of this is caused by the lack of jobs in these poor areas. A perfect example he gives takes place in Woodlawn, Illinois. This neighborhood, south of Chicago, once had ...

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