Two Worlds Aparts

I visited two separate communities in Sanford/Seminole County. While only a mile apart, the communities were opposite in many ways. The most notable differences can be seen in the two pictures below.



However, the differences go even deeper than from a visual perspective. The concerns of the citizens occupying these different communities are just as stark. The people in the more impoverished neighborhood are concerned about basic human necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, health care, whereas the people in the more affluent neighborhood are concerned about gun rights, abortion, taxes.

The best way to summarize the differences is to look at Maslov’s hierarchy of needs, which goes a long way in understanding those in the community and explaining what people seek from their representation in Washington.