Political Ideology and Social Problem Analysis

Liberal beliefs on various issues. On terms of property, Liberals believe that the redistribution of wealth would cause for a more just society. They also believe that the government has the responsibility to take from some and give to others. They are more open and accepting of societal change, such as same-sex marriage. Unlike Conservatives, Liberals believe the primary cause of crime is poverty. Poorest neighborhoods have the highest crime rate because the people are hopeless and have no opportunities. The Second Amendment gives the right to bear arms. Liberals have a narrow interpretation. They believe Americans have too many guns, cause violence, and have access to guns too easily. on terms of Abortion, Liberals believe abortion is a

The book “The Other America”, written by Michael Harrington, describes poverty in America in the 1950s and 1960s, when America became one of the most affluent and advanced nations in the world. The book was written in 1962, and Harrington states that there were about 50,000,000 (about 25% of the total population) poor in America at that time. The author did extensive research with respect to the family income levels to derive the poverty numbers, and used his own observations and experiences to write this book. This book addresses the reasons for poverty, the nature of poverty, the culture of poverty, the blindness of Middle Class America with respect to poverty, and the responsibility of all Americans in addressing the issue of poverty in America.

Conservatives are very supportive for individuals that are in the higher class, while liberals support the lower class individuals in society. Conservatives and Liberals have completely different views from one another. I personally favor liberalist views due to the fact they favor equality within our society. While conservatives feel as though within a society everyone should be responsible for themselves they don’t believe in aid to mankind. In our society we can achieve and do so much more if everyone as a whole worked together and cared about the individual next to them. The world that we live in today would but much stronger, there would be less poverty and more equality in the working class. Due

As part of president Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society”, which focused on improving the quality of life among all Americans, he initiated the War on Poverty during the 1960s. The War on Poverty was built by using government funding to improve poverty-stricken areas of the country and to start “...a new food stamp program, giving poor people greater choice in obtaining food, and rent supplements that provided alternatives to public housing projects for some poor families.(Roark, Pg.936). Johnson also focused in improving education for children and also job training for adults. In addition, two major programs were produced after The War on Poverty was established, which were Medicare and Medicaid. These programs helped

Liberals theory of justice is based on a belief in equality. Individualism, which is the central value for all liberals, implied a commitment to Foundation Equality. This is where

Johnson’s approaches to poverty in America are great examples of the conflict between two moral universes for the same problem. Lyndon B. Johnson believed that circumstance played an important role on determining if someone is in poverty. President Johnson began programs like the Head Start Program as part of the War on Poverty in 1967. His moral universe was one where more government help in education, basic needs and job training would provide an avenue to escape poverty for the lowest earning Americans. In comparison, President Ronald Reagan warned in 1986 of creating a nation of dependency by continuing to fund President Johnson’s programs. Reagan’s moral universe was one where little government aid was the best option and people’s character flaws were the reason for their impoverishment. Present day political parities fall along the same lines of reasoning as President Johnson and Reagan. Republicans believe in little government aid while democrats profess to the success of government aid programs in reducing the number of people in poverty. Indeed, Reagan’s warnings echo the climate of thought which has recently resulted in a shutdown of the government through political deadlock in Congress during President Obama’s administration. Where the United States government has failed to decide how or if to act, human service organizations are seeking to reduce the effect of social and income injustice on American citizens. It is through the help offered by human service organizations that this generation can continue to bend the moral arc of the universe towards

It is reported that 18.5 million people are in deep poverty, which means the income of a family is under 50% of their 2016 poverty threshold. It is often said that the efforts to fight Poverty in America has failed. According to surveys, 5% of Americans think that anti-poverty programs have helped decreased poverty, while 47% have said the programs have done nothing. However, in 2014, the U.S census bureau reported that poverty was decreased by 15%.The official poverty rate right now is 12.7%. 8 years after the great recession, the poor families of america begun to emerge from poverty. With the increase of jobs and more safety, poor families were able to climb out of poverty. Census data released today has shown that living in poverty were able to return to pre-recession levels, with poverty declining for all ethnic groups. However, poverty still isn’t disappearing from America. 40.6 million Americans are still living in poverty last year. Historically America has always had a very high poverty rate. It was first rated in 1959 to be 22.4% of people were in poverty. Which is a lot. The poverty rate has been fluctuated throughout the years. In 1973 the poverty rate has decreased to 11.1%, then has increased and decreased to 11 to 15 percent throughout the

The welfare system of the United States of America is viewed as one of the more frugal systems when compared to other worldwide industrial economies. When asking why the United States displays such drastic differences in the way it handles poverty it is important to take into account the history of the systems’ development among other aspects including how the United States differs culturally from those nations and the impacts of its’ operations within its’ political institutions. In the United States, the cause of a weak welfare state whose redistributive policies neglect the poor cannot be pinned on one factor in particular, but the main fault may lie in the

     As a conservative, I still feel that the social class of the individual greatly affects the political ideology that they have chosen. I have analyzed, that the education of the individual has a great deal of affect on the political party of their choice. Most liberals are only against conservatives due to medias bad review of conservatives. The media can affect our lives tremendously if we believe what they have to say. Education is the key to determining the political party or political ideology of our choice; therefore education is one of the leading issues many Americans feel strongly about today. As I stated in my last paper, schooling is very important to the success of our country. Although there are people that will argue that school should not be mandatory if the family must send there children to work to provide

Five decades and $24 trillion since President Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty, the welfare system continues to fail the poor. Poverty rates remain stagnant, and self-sufficiency is discouraged. The federal government runs more than 80 different programs to help low-income Americans meet various needs. They provide housing, food, energy, healthcare, day care, education and more. While these programs have succeeded in providing significant material relief, they have failed in helping struggling Americans move beyond the need for government assistance.

The Liberal Party of Australia believes in the rights and freedoms of all people, supporting the minimisation of interference in the everyday lives of Australian citizens. They promote equal opportunity for all Australians and the encouragement and facilitation of wealth so that all may enjoy the highest possible standards of living, health, education and social justice. The Liberal Party believes that wherever possible, government should not compete with an efficient private sector, and that businesses and individuals instead of government are the creators of wealth and

The American people deserve basis hopes. These hopes include a fair chance to be successful, be protected under the law, find a full time job, have a decent home in a decent neighborhood, and send one’s children to a good school with good teachers and to have peaceful mind in old age. It is important to note that 25% to 33% of Americans experience some type of hardship. This is higher for Millennials and people of color. A surprising fact is that in America, 61% of families’ income falls behind their cost of living and only 6% of families income actually helps them get ahead financially. Some factors that lead to poverty are single parent households headed by women, lack of college education, and access to higher education. It is important to note that children that grow up in a single parent home are four times as likely to be poor. This further adds to the poverty rate in the United States. A Brookings analysis found that if the US had the same marriage rate that existed in the 1970s today, then the poverty rate would fall by 25%. Research continues to show that more education leads to more money and is the key to overcoming poverty. Without a college degree, 45% of the children from families in the lower quintile of wealth will themselves become adults in the bottom quintile.

To begin with, poverty has existed in our society for many years and just been increasing worldwide. In the article “War on Poverty”, by Jennifer Parson talks about the poverty rate in the United States during the 1960’s. During the 1960’s in the United States the poverty level was still slightly high since it decreased in the 1930’s. Even though in the 1960’s the economy was rising and abundance of jobs were available, poverty still existed. The poor were very uneducated, had numerous health problems, had little to no money, and were unable to find good homes and jobs. Lyndon b. Johnson and his advisors started to acknowledge this problem and started the “The War on Poverty” legislation which was part of “President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program,

Over forty years has passed since Edelman worked with Kennedy, and throughout his career, he has been trying to make a small effort in reducing American poverty. Edelman cites the purpose of this book is “to look anew at why it is so hard to end American poverty and how we might do better” (xiii). Poverty has grown worse over the past decade, and it is more important than ever to consider it a national concern. Edelman notes that the United States is the wealthiest countries in the world, yet we have the highest child poverty rate in the industrialized world. He stated his disbelief that the reason the United States has such a high rate of poverty is because the nation itself is generous. He notes that the non-profit sector is unequaled and that public policy is in a state of fluctuation with the encroachment of Republicans in Congress. We have failed and become a two-speed world:

Liberals gives more help to the people. The people who really have problems financially. Wealth is frightful and uncalled for. Liberals propels class welfare. I believe in equality will result through such things as sums, free school, and comparable pay for unequal work. Society is accountable for individuals. Man is inherently incredible and something causes him to do off kilter.I agree with liberals on the statement about the government,they think that the more governments the better . Various regulations are critical to finish an all the more sensible and just society which is government's vital part, realizing less open door.We people should be helping each other then fighting each other.