Responses on: "If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please briefly explain."

Informant #18527: For example, American tax laws favor homeowners and not apartment dwellers. Another example, American government policies, especially in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, favored working people who lived in the suburbs over working people who lived in the central cities or in rural regions like Appalachia.

Informant #18580: I chose yes but i think it is only a small amount. there are things the rich can do to help th epoor

Informant #18639: Politician's salaries should not be so high when there is so much poverty in America

Informant #19074: Politicians are businessmen too. Of course, they are responsible for the wealth of some and the poverty of others.

Informant #19076: It is very difficult for poor people to make money because they cannot go to school beyond high school...that results in limited job possibilities. Higher education is not paid for by the government, even partially, for poorer people. Thus, the poor get poorer.

Informant #19111: no