The average income of America in the year 2006 is $48‚201. ("Annual") but‚ why does poverty exist in our country? Everyday you wake up and see streets that are filled with cars‚ houses‚ buildings‚ stands‚ plants‚ and animals‚ but have you ever noticed a homeless family or starving children on the street? The truth is‚ poverty is around us‚ and we are oblivious to it. People need to realize that poverty is a growing epidemic. I have seen some families living in their cars‚ and eating from garbage
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Poverty is an epidemic that has swept the American nation many times over. Whether it be quietly lingering under the surface‚ or blatantly staring us in the face as it is in this current recession‚ it affects people across America on individual‚ community and national levels alike. While there are many causes and effects of poverty‚ it is important to view the issue of poverty and its causes from all angles when one seeks to tackle the problem. These factors include socio-economic status‚ mental
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Across America‚ approximately 15% (46.5 million) people live below or at poverty level. It’s projected to rise to its peak since the last 50 years. Citizens are becoming more dependent on government aide today‚ with one out of every seven adults and one out of every four children on food stamps. The poverty rate for children living in the United States is 22 percent‚ and is only expected to rise from there. Although one may have no choice when being born into poverty‚ getting out of it is an
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Due to a lack of opportunities in America poverty seems to be a rising case. People are becoming homeless‚ homes are foreclosing‚ and businesses are going out of sale. In the last eight years the economy has been going in a downward spiral. It seems to me that there is a lack of help from the government or the president‚ there are a lot of unstable households‚ no one is truly successful‚ and incomes are falling incredibly. One of the major causes of poverty is the inequality in the distribution
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Poverty is an issue on a grand scale. People all over the world especially politicians make statements everyday about how they plan to end poverty in their countries but everyday poverty gets worse and worse in those same countries. Poverty isn’t a new issue‚ yet it is still one of the biggest issues in the world. According to Anup Shah “around the world‚ in rich and poor nations‚ poverty has always been present.” (Poverty Around The World‚ by Anup Shah) Most people believe that they are poor
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Abstract The issue of poverty in the United States seems to lie on the grounds of race education and family structure. As expected I found that educational levels paralleled poverty levels. Unexpected ‚ research was found to prove that race did in fact play a substantial role in poverty. Family structure along with other influential factors either locked an individual into poverty or provided a means for escape from the continuing cycle. Other factors contributing to poverty was the location of
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their consequences‚ that have made poverty a perpetuating cycle in not only their lives‚ but their children’s. Chiefly‚ bad decisions like‚ teen pregnancy‚ lack of education and complacency keeps poverty revolving‚ currently‚ and for future generations. The government does have an obligation to help the poor and needy in America‚ but as individuals‚ people have an obligation to help themselves in their own pursuit of happiness and success. To help end poverty‚ people should assess the issues
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Solutions to Global Poverty There are different solutions to Global Poverty nowadays. Foreign aid is considered one of the most effective because it helps in pioneering new ideas for development and solves the budgeting problem that might ruin even the brightest project. There is considerable scope for improving on the current level of foreign aid‚ around $120 billion per annum. Another solution is tax recovery. Multinational corporations and wealthy elites minimize tax burdens so that poor
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population can agree on‚ it is that poverty is still a very real issue in today’s society even with all the efforts made to eradicate to it. While most people believe that we need to abolish it‚ many go about it the wrong way. Unfortunately‚ most people believe that the problem can be solved just by throwing money at it until it goes away. Poverty is like many of life’s problems‚ it cannot be solved with money alone. Funding is still very important in the fight against poverty‚ but people must look at what
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The fact that Central America is part of the developing world causes it to drown in poverty. In the seven countries of Central America‚ rural people are twice as likely to be as poor as their urban neighbors. The situation is especially grim in Honduras and Nicaragua‚ where 45 percent of children live in extreme poverty‚ deprived of the resources required to meet even minimum nutritional needs. These people lack education and health care‚ causing them to have low life spans. The U
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