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This article discusses the controversial and risky decision Obama has made in order to smoothen income equality throughout the United States. This new budget proposes an increased income in favor of the middle class by other means such as spending and tax credits. This new plan is being debated by dozens of government workers and many others on whether Obama's large addition to the nation debt was necessary in securing our country's citizens.

"Poverty is rapidly increasing in eastern Chesterfield as wealth is rising in western Chesterfield. The socioeconomic divide is growing, and our county's policies are contributing to this divide." This article demonstrates that income inequality isn't just based on a person's economic troubles, but on other factors such as the failed or corrupt policies that cause more harm than good. The article also takes care to elaborate how income inequality directly impacts crime, illness, and the lives of children.

"A child in poverty is more likely to live in poverty as an adult and to have children born into poverty. It is a statistic working against every child in poverty, but we can change it and make our entire community a better place." This article talks about the odds against children in poverty receiving a successful education. It urges the community to work together to help fill in the learning gaps for all children, enabling them to defeat the statistics working against every student in poverty.

The author of this article is a mother of a Chesterfield county student, who feels concerned about their county's oblivious lack of recognition towards the large number of families living in poverty. She states the risks children face when growing up poor and deprived, and how the county's efforts towards helping these students are somewhat missing. Each child deserves an equal opportunity in education, which has been varied between eastern and western Chesterfield county schools.