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PPWeek3.docxPoverty is one of the problems which are mostly spoken on a daily basis in the United States of America not only today but for a long period. There has been an outcry in most parts of the country about the problem which has caused hunger, pain, and desperation among the citizens for a long time. However, the outcry has been falling of deaf hears because though the government and non-governmental organizations are trying their best, the problem is there, and it continues to cause havoc in lives of many. According to Census Bureau of 2012, there are about 15% or 46.5 million people in America who are living in improvised conditions. In the same Census, there are about 20% of the children living below the federal poverty line in the United States of America.
In the world, poverty affects all ages, genders, cultures, and races but in the United States, one is considered to be living in poverty if the family aggregate income earned is less than their earned threshold. If for instance the threshold is not met then poverty is classified in three-wide theoretical. Structural Explanation is the first in this case, and it involves factors such as social or economic fluctuations. Individual Explanations is the second one, and it explains poverty as the cause of being poor such that one cannot afford basic and important amenities in life. The third and the last one is the Fatalistic in which poor are classified as victims of circumstances. For instance, one can be poor because of illness, lack of education and so on. The first classification, it is assumed that people chose to be poor by not working their way out of poverty.
Though there has been "war on poverty" for the last years, the program has done little if nothing is alleviating people from this condition and the impact which has been there being very minimal. This has left people to continue in the lowest economic population to remain in the same state. In fact the gap between the poor and the rich is widening every day.
Once one is poor the live social changes completely, and one cannot afford basic amenities such education, food, healthcare, and shelter. In this condition then it follows that the children will not be able to move out of this condition rather they will just worsen it because they are increased the number of people who need to be taken care of. The rate of employment will increase, and this will translate to a high rate of crime, alcoholism, and drug abuse among other vices.
Poverty is not known to affect a certain group of people in America, but according to research, there has been a trend where the poor has continued to be poor while the rich continue to be rich. This has been the case because the rich will be able to afford to pay their children education and health service hence they will end up having a job. Since the poor cannot afford better education will end up being jobless, and then poverty continue.
There have been programs which have been set up by the government and non-governmental organization to eradicate poverty in America. Some of these programs are such as providing basic education and healthcare to all without payment. This has given the poor an opportunity to further their studies, and hence they can be able to get a decent job hence assisting the whole family. The government has been providing a balanced diet to the poor, and it has busted their health conditions especially the young. There is need to empower the less fortunate in the society and make sure that they can depend on themselves instead of relying on the government and other groups for support.
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