Becoming Poor In America By Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem, American feminist, journalist and social political activist, once said, “America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people”. This means there are a lot of opportunities out there to help us become successful and live comfortably but many Americans don’t take advantage of these opportunities. People are going hungry and becoming poor because they are not accepting many of the things handed to us that prevent these types of situations. If people are hungry they are most likely poor. 17.2% of Texas is experiencing food insecurity, therefore, At least 17.2% of people in Texas are poor. There are a number of things that causes someone to become poor. One major cause of poverty is the Lack of basic
education. Most employers are not going to hire someone if they don’t really know anything. Basic education is important; this can get you at least a part time job. One source says, “The higher the individual's education, the more job benefits that become available. Almost 95 percent of people with college degrees have employer-provided health care compared with 77 percent for high school-level employees and 67 percent for high school dropouts” (Jordan 1). Basic Education comes free in America and there are ways to have higher education paid for. So many resources are given to Americans to peruse and education.