waging a living film

This film was very interesting. It followed four individuals and their lives. They each had individual hardships. It shows how gender and race adds another toll to ones class. Race and gender can effect one's job opportunities, income, place to live, and even schooling. Especially seen in this film, I saw each of these struggles. Each of these affects intertwined with each other.
With five kids Mother A, struggled paying for bills and had to be on assistance. This put pressure on her because our society we are not to ask or use help. All of these cumulatively added when she decided on getting a degree. Every time something good happened to her such as a new job or a raise, her benefits would be cut. Making her realize she still cannot support her family with her income. This to her felt as a punishment for wanting to do better. There really wasn't much help for people trying to get out of poverty. She had the odds against her because she was a single parent, African American and a woman. Based on social norms, women are the child takers.
There was a story of a man A, who one would assume to be in a better place. He is an Hispanic, single male. He has two children who he does not see often. Due to an expensive city  he lives in, his housing is in a hotel. Since he is Hispanic he struggled finding a good job with benefits. He was doing better than the other women in the film but he had his own individual struggles.
I noticed each of these people had a hard time being in this tough spot. Each of them internalized classism (classism.org).

Also as seen in White Wealth, Black Wealth. There are significant differences in wealth will class.  Our society has been discriminatory towards every race but white and being white has this privilege. It is so hard to think how someone of  a different race could do better than others because of that difference.  The logic really does not make sense but that is how our society runs. We need to stop fighting against each other and start working together. Giving everyone an actual opportunity to unions for benefits, better pay and a secure job.