Poverty in the United States and Entire U.s. Population
Poverty In The United States
Poverty in the United States and the Research of Where We Are Today
Brandy L. Bogan
Northeast Alabama Community College
Abstract This paper discusses the articles, percentages and researches conducted on online (internet) about the United States (U.S) and the issues with poverty in America. The typical ‘poor American lives in an air conditioning home with cable, televisions, and computers and among other luxurious purchases. While some of the poor face severe hardship, like finding nutriment and housing. This paper also explores the history, healthcare, and low income of the U.S., and allowing the opportunity for discussing how and who could make a change in the future of American’s.
Poverty in the United States and the Research of Where We Are Today
A record number of Americans are living in poverty, about 46 million. That’s more than at any time since the Census Bureau begun tracking poverty data Marisol, Bello (2011).Why is this such a problem? Would you say it’s because of political factors and history, or lack of healthcare, low incomes, and better yet the choices we make and what we spend as Americans?
The “official poverty level” first seeped into government parlance in 1961 when the Social
Security Administration needed an objective measure of poverty for statistical purposes David,
Hilfiker (2010) writes in his article. Cuts in Federal assistance for housing programs and social services have corresponded, with the rise in homelessness in the U.S. , during the 1950’s and
1960’s. Federal housing programs and services nearly eliminated homelessness: however, during the 1980’s till now housing programs were slashed by half and the homelessness population in the U.S. began to grow and is still growing. In 2013 fifteen percent of our population lives in poverty Marisol, Bello (2011). They say that the share of children living in high
Poverty in the United States and the Research of Where We Are Today
Brandy L. Bogan
Northeast Alabama Community College
Abstract This paper discusses the articles, percentages and researches conducted on online (internet) about the United States (U.S) and the issues with poverty in America. The typical ‘poor American lives in an air conditioning home with cable, televisions, and computers and among other luxurious purchases. While some of the poor face severe hardship, like finding nutriment and housing. This paper also explores the history, healthcare, and low income of the U.S., and allowing the opportunity for discussing how and who could make a change in the future of American’s.
Poverty in the United States and the Research of Where We Are Today
A record number of Americans are living in poverty, about 46 million. That’s more than at any time since the Census Bureau begun tracking poverty data Marisol, Bello (2011).Why is this such a problem? Would you say it’s because of political factors and history, or lack of healthcare, low incomes, and better yet the choices we make and what we spend as Americans?
The “official poverty level” first seeped into government parlance in 1961 when the Social
Security Administration needed an objective measure of poverty for statistical purposes David,
Hilfiker (2010) writes in his article. Cuts in Federal assistance for housing programs and social services have corresponded, with the rise in homelessness in the U.S. , during the 1950’s and
1960’s. Federal housing programs and services nearly eliminated homelessness: however, during the 1980’s till now housing programs were slashed by half and the homelessness population in the U.S. began to grow and is still growing. In 2013 fifteen percent of our population lives in poverty Marisol, Bello (2011). They say that the share of children living in high
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