The Importance Of Poverty In Atlanta

Have you ever walked down Euclid Avenue in Little Five Points only to have someone repeatedly solicit you for money? I must admit that it gets a little irritating after the first attempt. When my friend and I went shopping at Rag-o-Rama, a woman wearing tattered clothing stood in front of the entrance and asked us for money. About 30 minutes later, she was still standing outside of the store asking us for money as we walked out. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Atlanta has an unemployment rate of 6.3% which is higher than that of the national average of 5.3%. Why is it that Atlanta is one of the leading cities of unemployment? Is it because of a dearth of job opportunities or because people are not willing to take the time to search for one? If more previously unemployed people take jobs, then our entire community will benefit. If people are able to apply for jobs, then they should take that initiative instead of begging others for money. To simply put it, asking others for money because you are lazy is
It is especially necessary for parents to ensure that their children are given the best possible care. This includes but is not limited to comfortable living and adequate food and clothing. It is not only morally unjust to allow children to live miserable lives, but it is also a reason for someone to call child services. In the nonfiction book The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls’ father chooses to be an alcoholic and her mother a stay-at-home mom/ “artist.” This results in constant moving and poor living to the point that food and electricity were not even provided. Likewise, 76% of the 80,600 people served by the Atlanta Community Food Bank report choosing between paying for food and paying for utilities. Even after Walls and her siblings became adults, their parents still chose to be jobless and live on park benches in New