Colonialism And Poverty

More than 3 billion people are living in poverty across the world, among those an estimated 43.1 million people in America are living in poverty. There are many causes of poverty, but mass incarceration is one of the most prominent ones. When people get out of prison or jail, they have a very low chance of getting a job and finding a home because they have the label of being a criminal. People tend to explain poverty especially poverty in America is that people are lazy and do not want to work, but that is not the reason at all. The government is ultimately responsible for distinguishing who is in poverty and what measures are going to be done to help those people get assistance. But because people do not particularly talk about this

Poverty, a common problem in the US and yet, something that people consistently overlook. We are often unaware of the magnitude of poverty in the U.S and sometimes even disregard it. People living in destitution are at greater risk for behavioral and mental problems. Children or Teens who live in poverty are prone to poor academic achievements, become school dropouts , or grow subject to abuse or neglect. People in poverty also occasionally show signs of anxiety and depression.

Over the past years poverty has become more common in America, affecting millions of Americans. There are two types of poverty: absolute poverty and relative poverty. According to  Merriam-Webster (2017), Absolute poverty is not having any basic human needs to survive, in the other hand, relative poverty is not having enough money or resources like others in society do. Poverty is caused by lack of money, jobs, and education.

Poverty is caused by many different things. The central causes of poverty in America are stereotyping, separation from social activities, lack of knowledge, employment

The United States defines poverty for a family of four as being less than $16,036 per year, or $4,009 per person (Leone 12). People find themselves under this line for an innumerable amount of reasons. Some of these causes are under one's control and others are greater factors beyond an individual's power. Each family or individual person has unique and separate reasons for living in a state poverty. There is no way to try and define them all. Focusing in, three main topics arise that encompass the most predominant reasons for a person to fall into poverty. Education, family life and influence, along with the business cycle may work individually or together to cause poverty. These three leading

Many countries and region suffer from poverty because of past history of being colonies to rich power nations and when liberated from these nation every natural resource was expanded. It is not just third world countries who faces poverty, extremely well developed countries like The United States, European Nations and etc. poverty is ramped in those countries.

Poverty in America is one of the longest fought battles in America along with homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, racism and immigration. Poverty is the state or condition of having little to no money, goods, or means of support. Some causes of poverty vary from lack of employment, lack of education, Economic changes, and mental / physical disabilities. While suffering from poverty, it is hard to be a part of society. One may even debate that political, social, and cultural factors can also contribute to the causes of poverty. The voices of poverty go unheard on a daily basis. Welfare, food stamps, wic and other government assistance programs are designed to help those that live

The overall all causes of poverty in United states is the poor economy, the lack of jobs, affordable housing, education, and healthcare. (4) The poor economy is causing the competition for jobs to be high. With more people trying to find well-paying jobs, the jobs become scares. Having a minimum amount of jobs make life harder for middle-class Americans. They depend on those jobs so they can support their families. Not having the income to pay for food and monthly bills is a primary cause of poverty. The lack of money causes people to lose the thing that is beneficial for day to day life. Not only are people losing their houses and cars they are also losing motivation, faith, dignity, and they begin to turn to drug, alcohol or to commit crimes.

Poverty rates in the U.S. have increased by 4percent since the 1960s reaching 15.1percent. As a result of such poverty, many families are having difficulty living and continuing their education. The U.S. has tried to get the poverty rates to drop by creating social security, financial aid, and welfare. Poverty causes a major problem not only in the U.S., but all over the world. Poverty causes many families to struggle to survive; 88 million people live in absolute poverty, while nearly 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 and some even less at $1.25 a day, which is not nearly enough for your average family. There are many causes for poverty, including but not limited to, education, environmental issues, sexually transmitted diseases, lack of money, and overpopulation.

My topic is poverty in the United States. I chose this topic for several reasons, the first and foremost being the fact that I feel it is one of the most important issues plaguing America’s citizens. It also is a problem that I feel can lead to several more issues, such as crime, drug use, gun violence, and hunger. I am curious to find out how much of an impact certain factors have on poverty, and would like deduce which causes are most prevalent so that they can be addressed. If the main cause of poverty is made known, then efforts can be put in place to help improve the quality of life here in America.

One of the most problematic issues in America is hunger. Many people day by day from a young age as adults struggle to stay on their feet not only to feed themselves, but other individuals. Poverty is the main cause which leads young generations to fall, due to the standard requirements that they may need to meet, but don't qualify. Gongloff within his article mentioned, “More than 45 million people, or 14.5 percent of all Americans, lived below the poverty line.” This demonstrates how even the most stable country has citizens dealing with starvation, no matter how rich or poor the country is. A remarkable organization dealing with hunger is Feeding America. Feeding America started in the year 1979, which was created by John van Hengel in Phoenix, Arizona. Today, Feeding America is the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization which is a very powerful and successful network. It contains 200 food banks across the country which helps provide food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food pantries and meal programs. The social problem is being addressed by Feeding America by nursing millions of children and adults who do not get the meals they need to meet the nutrimental provisions in order to help the people build a path to a brighter, food-secure future. For those people who donate just $1 the organization can serve 11 meals which can make a big difference. The sector in which the organization operates in, is the social sector, which includes the government, private, and nonprofit organization. Most of the funding comes from Allstate, Nationwide foundation, Bank of America, Dean Food, Disney and many more. With all the support they get they mostly see children, senior’s, rural, african americans, and latino’s having trouble with hunger. A website named Poverty said “About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is one person every four seconds...Sadly, it is children who die most often.” Its pessimistic to see how many people are in danger of death since they don't receive the help they need on time or a second chance. As seen at this moment there is much food insecurity due to the fact that civilization is increasing. Some

Poverty is “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor” (Dictionary.com, 2017). Based off this definition poverty is a condition that can cause a cascade of cause and effect actions that is detrimental to families and individuals both physically and mentally. Haan, Kaplan, & Camacho (2017) completed a study on the correlation between social and economic status and health in adults in Oakland, CA. They found that the lower the socioeconomic class the higher incidents of diseases and deaths related to chronic diseases (p.1161-1162). Just being without money or little money was not the only indication of health indication, a person living in an area with higher poverty issues

“The reasons poverty rates remain high despite the [economic] recovery has to do with wage decline and failure of the “safety net” i.e, the government systems of taxes and transfers designed

Poverty is the lack of the basic needs of life, including food, shelter, clothing and safe drinking water. For a person to live normally, it is important to meet a certain level of physical, social, and emotional needs. People who live in poverty have difficult time to achieve those as they are not welcomed in many places. Because of their low incomes, they have troubles in maintaining their health, hunger, education. Poverty has become a large issue around the world. It is something that many of us know about but we’re not realizing just how big of a problem it is. This paper will include basic information about poverty, its effects, facts and statistics which can make people aware and want to help reduce poverty.

The causes of poverty and underdevelopment are found in both theories of Modernisation and Dependency. Both of the theories discover and explain their views regarding the modern world, existing relationships and differences between the Third World and developing countries. The theories both have similarities and differences in their approaches to poverty and undeveloped countries. Solutions are suggested by both theories, giving different strategies to improve the gaps or connections between the developed and underdeveloped countries and societies.