Poverty is not limited to race or nationality. It is based upon a person's standard of living. Majority of the poor people I see around the Atlanta area are usually African Americans. However, there are Whites as well as Hispanic people who are poor too. Globally, any individual who is lives below the poverty line is considered poor. We see commercials everyday on the television of children and women from other continents, such as Africa, who are poor. They cannot even feed themselves or their family
Why you believe people are poor in the United States and globally?
I believe people are poor because they could possibly have a drug addiction. Individuals who abuse drugs can let that spiral out of control and consume their lives. Also, people can become poor because of low education or perhaps they lost their job and can't support themselves anymore. Thinking globally, in many countries, children sometimes loose their parents and then end up living on the streets
What you think is being done about poverty?
There are certain programs implemented to help out poor families. Welfare and food stamps are available to those families who qualify for it. This helps them manage getting by month to month. Also, there are homeless shelter, soup kitchens and other facilities that take time out to help the poor by feeding them and giving them a place to sleep at night.
How well you think poverty is being addressed currently in the Unites States and globally?
Even though there are organizations and facilities out there, I still believe the government is still not addressing the situations well. There is still much more that needs to be done because there are still MILLIONS of people in the world to this day that are in poverty.
What you personally think should be done about poverty in United States and globally?
I do not know exactly what should be done about the poverty issue. However, there needs to be some sort of other policies enforced that will benefit them. I think that people should give back more and donate to charities and other organizations that are trying to assist the poor.
You brought up a good point about the children who do not have parents and have to fend for themselves. If a child isn't pointed in the right direction, they can't be expected to succeed as well as others.
ReplyDeleteVery true, some people are born without the chance to succeed. Poverty is not addressed nearly as much as it should be and there are millions out there struggling against everyday life and the necessity of food. Now that the economy is not at its best people who had no problems before are also struggling.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on all of your points. I do feel there are a few other reasons why people become poor as stated in my blog. But I completely agree with you that there needs to be more policies and programs geared toward helping America and other countries alike become less impoverished.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your posts, I am not too sure about where you stand on the issues. Do you have any solutions?
ReplyDeleteI agree with your blog and viewpoints on poverty! Nice job.
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