Is America the Beautiful?

Question

Can someone explain to me how is it possible that America is one of the richest countries, but has an increasing amount of proverty? Have anyone been to skid road lately? It is depressing. How can a country that is suppose to be for its people let its people suffer?

Unfortunately, David it is people like you that make the world what it is. It's not life. You put yourself in there shoes and see if your answer would remain the same.

Answer 1

If you look back to history, the US was founded by rich white men. If you're not a rich, white man then you're outta luck. Why do you think all the rich get all the tax breaks and all us "poor" working class get our @sses reamed every paycheck. Other than some great looking landscapes and other natural things, America is not beautiful, at least not how it is governed.

Answer 2

The American term skid row or skid road is used to refer to a rundown or dilapidated urban area. There are neighborhoods formally identified as Skid Row in Seattle and Los Angeles, as well as informally identified districts in almost every major American city, such as The Bowery in New York City. The term was memorialized in the song "Skid Row" from the musical Little Shop of Horrors.

Los Angeles's Skid Row, in an area of downtown Los Angeles also known as Central City East, is home to one of the largest stable populations of transient persons (homeless) in the United States. Informal population estimates range from 7,000 to 8,000. First-time visitors to this area are often shocked by the sight of the cardboard box and camping tents lining the sidewalks; the juxtaposition with the gleaming glass-sheathed skyscrapers on nearby Bunker Hill is quite striking. A common joke about the high prices of houses and taxes in Los Angeles city and county is that "you can't even buy a cardboard box for that price" (with "that price" being a budget that would pay for housing in many other parts of the country). L.A.'s Skid Row is sometimes called "the Nickel," because it is centered on Fifth Street. Most of the city's homeless and social service providers (such as Frontline Foundation, Midnight Mission, Union Rescue Mission and Downtown Women's Center) are based on Skid Row. While downtown Los Angeles has gone through a revitalization in recent years, development has mostly skipped over the Skid Row neighborhood. In 2005 and 2006, several local hospitals and suburban law enforcement agencies were accused by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and other officials of transporting those homeless people in their care to Skid Row. [1] [2] According to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the official boundaries of skid row are Third and Seventh Streets to the north and south and Alameda and Main Streets to the east and west, respectively. [3]

The name is official enough that fire engines and ambulances serving the neighborhood have historically had "Skid Row" emblazoned on their sides. On 1 June 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported[4] that fire officials plan to change the legend on the vehicles to read "Central City East". Many residents support the change, but it is opposed by firefighters and some residents who take pride in the sense that they live in a tough place.

Well for a change you can go to Millionaires' Mile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California

Answer 3

It is in my eyes. Those people need to get off their lazy fat asses and get a job, go to school, join the armed forces or something productive. I'm sorry, but if you help yourself instead of relying on the government you'll be OK.

Answer 4

the leadership of american is trying and spending power and money to concqure the world more than making the county beauiful.

make america beutiful and extend to other part of the world.

Answer 5

If our congress would controll how many forgien people come to our country and GIVE them everything for free, no taxes, free homes,free money,cars,our jobs, we would be a properious country again....

Answer 6

i dont have an explanation becuz u have such a valid point but i just want to say that u have a great mind.

Answer 7

skid row, now that is beautiful, but only to americans

Answer 8

Honey, there's no country out there that doesn't have poverty. It's a part of life.

Answer 9

It's your turn to step up and make things better.

Answer 10

simply baby its governed by the very capitalists and the elites