e. w. jackson a male breadwinner are somehow broken, something is wrong with them. but in the end, e. w. jackson's reality of why people are poor grossly mischaracterizes the reason why people are poor. not having a man at home. this is not why we are struggling. the story of american hardship runs deep. chiefly it is a story of systemic failure, decline and greed and has been happening for decades. according to economist david k. johnson, the incomes for the bottom 90% of americans grew by 59 when adjusted for inflation, for the top 10%, that number was more than $116,000. as of 2010, white families on average earned about $2 for every $1 that black and hispanic families earned. a ratio that has remained roughly constant for the last 30 years. e. w. jackson em bodies a republican party whose philosophy thinks that the problem, not the solution is an america that funds the food stamp program. and the america where those most at risk, the very young and very old have access to health care. e. w. jac