America - Socio-exonomic Inequalities Flashcards

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Name some causes of social-economic issues

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Healthcare system
Gun control
Housing
Education 
Poverty
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How healthcare is a socio-economic issue in America?

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In the US healthcare isn’t free like in the UK and is very expensive for people like the poor, unemployed and elderly. Being $15,000 a year for a family

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Example of healthcare being a socio-economic issue

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50 million Americans in the US are uninsured because they’re either unemployed or dont quality for government schemes

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How gun control is a socio-economic issue in America?

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There are very loose regulations on guns which leads to them being very easy to get your hands on and have more homosides involving guns

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Example of gun control being a socio-economic issue

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There are 101 guns to every 100 people in America and 150 mass shootings in 2016

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