What is Poverty and why is it a social problem? Poverty is a standard of living below the minimum needed for maintenance of adequate diet‚ health and shelter (Eitzen187). Thirty seven million Americans were reported poor in 2005 (Eitzen 187). The key word is reported because about another 30 million Americans are unreported since many are homeless or illegal immigrants. These millions of people are discriminated in schools‚ courts‚ job market‚ and marketplace. This discrimination has trapped many
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“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” She understood that donating money cannot solve poverty alone and that it is more important to show that persons in poverty do not go unnoticed. Background: The issue of poverty was really brought to my attention when it was a major part of the high school debate topic last year. I did a lot of research in order to find out what could be done and how to get it done. Audience “Need to know” Statement: We should help the
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been some progress in the poverty rates. However‚ the rates weren’t significantly improved in the number of Americans living in poverty. It is always the same old story where the gains from the economic growth go largely to the wealthiest Americans‚ and I believe that there should be an end to this. If you could just hear me out‚ and listen to the solutions I have to reduce both poverty and income inequality. As we mentioned above the United Sates still faces poverty problems. To address this problem
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2017 Poverty and Inequality in the United States Capitalism demands that “wealth is on top and debt is on the bottom” (Salon.com) Income inequality rates are higher in the United States than any other developed democracy and the rates are growing. Large corporations and the top 1% get breaks that the middle and lower class do not. Such as tax breaks‚ bailouts‚ and bankruptcy laws being loosened. It can be argued that capitalism is the number one cause of poverty. In order for
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There are many theories to explain the continual cause of poverty throughout the United States. Some profess the reasoning for poverty is the attitude and generational norms that tend to repeat themselves for groups under the poverty line. Others believe the economy and unequal distribution of power is the cause‚ while still others pinpoint the origin as coming from racism and discrimination against a people group. The following examines three specific factors‚ the population growth in comparison
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In order to challenge and disrupt poverty certain mobilizations are necessary in order to build a united political movement that defends one another where strategies and tactics can be used to win demands and objectives that were once seen as difficult to accomplish. Clarke explains on the behalf of OCAP that if the poor become troublesome‚ they cease to be a useful means of undermining employed workers and become‚ instead‚ a “problematic (and potentially infectious) source of discontent” (Clarke
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Studies by the International Center for Eradicating Poverty show that in third world countries the primary cause of poverty stems from the effects of natural disasters‚ the lack of uniform infrastructure‚ corruption‚ centralized government power‚ lack of knowledge‚ employment skills‚ education and resources. With our rising rates of unemployment and homelessness and lack of education‚ America and a number of other countries are diving into poverty. With worldwide involvement and unlimited financial
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Poverty has been and is still a global issue‚ especially in the United States. Statistics show that there are over 1.5 million currently homeless or in poverty in the United States. Although‚ organizations have been and are still being formed today in order to stop or slow poverty‚ the rate of poverty still continues to grow over (Farguheson).While a person is going through the motions of poverty throughout their lives‚ there are many contributions that may have put them into that situation and
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Throughout the world‚ poverty has become prevalent. Each day one is exposed to constant reminders of the millions suffering from hunger and the thousands dying of starvation. We watch television and view commercials urging us to sponsor a child for ten dollars a month; or encounter those that are homeless begging for spare change so that they may purchase‚ what will presumably be‚ their only meal of the day. It is heart wrenching and‚ unfortunately‚ a sad reality for countless individuals. “Billions
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Americans live in poverty. That may not seem like much‚ but there are many causes and effects of poverty. The causes of poverty are inheritance‚ no parental figures‚ and lack of education or training. Usually‚ if a family is in poverty it can be passed down throughout each generation. It can be a very difficult task to get out of the black hole that is poverty. Poverty can consume a family and through the generations unless a miracle happens‚ it cannot be gotten out of. Inheriting poverty can result
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