The Eradication Of Poverty

Words provoke preconceived ideas and images in the mind, when it comes to a situation like poverty these preconceived notions can have undesirable and unintended consequences. Diana George examines the semantics and the imagery of the word poverty in her article titled “Changing the Face of Poverty; Nonprofits and the Problem of Representation. While also addressing the issue of the perception poverty and what someone in poverty truly looks like (676). Prof. George is arguing that organizations like Habitat for Humanity, which are created to help people in poverty actually perpetuate the wrong image of what someone in poverty looks like (678). Most organizations created to help those in need, especially those in the US tend to portray poverty as what is seen and thought of as living conditions in Third World countries (683). In reality, poverty is all around each and every one of us in this country on a daily basis, and people might not always recognize it for what it is (681,682). Furthermore, the majority of people living in poverty in the United States do not live like or look like someone living in a Third World country. But in reality they are still living in poverty nonetheless (682,683). Organizations that portray people living in poverty here in the US as totally devastated and completely impoverished are doing a disservice to the people they are attempting to help. Consequently, by doing this they are giving a limiting idea of what someone living in poverty

Imagine living on the streets. Knowing that you can not provide enough for your family. Barely hanging on. About 50,144,955 people in America feel this everyday. These people are in poverty, the state of being extremely poor. This one issue is what is holding us back as a whole. It needs to be eradicated in order to move forward, but we need to start small. We need to start in our state, Connecticut. There are many things that can be done to stop poverty, and it needs to start now. Poverty is holding America and the world back, in order to move forward together, it needs to be put under control through giving to the poor and getting voices heard.

Homelessness is an epidemic problem that faces many American’s and families across the United States, especially in Detroit. You may see homeless people sleeping in the underpasses of freeways or walking and sitting on street corners or holding up a sign asking for some support for their next meal. We all have seen homeless individuals and thought it was not our problem for their circumstances or maybe had a belief he/she was lying about their situation. Many of us make a choice to give money or buy food, but there are others who make a choice to ignore or overlook the homeless population. Society has placed a stigma and label the homeless population labeling them destitute by choice, but for many homelessness has become a way of life.

Poverty is a word that evokes images of little children with ribs showing and very little clothes somewhere in a Third World country. According to Webster’s Dictionary, poverty is “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.” (Merriam-Webster) Poverty is a condition that has been around for a long time and will probably remain in society for years to come. As each generation rolls around, they have different ways of combatting poverty. Although this has been an ongoing war, is the government doing enough to eradicate poverty in America?

Though evaluating the anti-poverty approach listed above, what I have come to notice is that the government had made very few progresses to remedy our poverty crisis. At the moment, one in five American children is subjected to “food stamp”. A lot of political and social changes have took place in American since the Social Security Bill was first introduced, yet a majority the policies that we use to address our poverty concerns remain the same. Our public assistance programs hesitated to adapt to the industrial transformations and hence, did not adjust the amount of aid toward the already vulnerable working-poor. Coupled with the lack of aid, our welfare system has become completely “rule based”. Our welfare system today focused more on formality, and has done little to counter the impacts of our ongoing recessions and globalization.

“Poverty is an uncomfortable subject for conversation, partly because for most people with leisure to reflect on it, poverty is not their own condition but someone else’s” (Hamilton). Poverty is not an easy matter to discuss, especially for those who have not actually suffered from it. To deal with poverty it requires attention and dedication. In the article “Ending Poverty Is A Human Challenge, not a Technical One,” by Andrew Hamilton, the author shares that poverty is not something that we can remove like a cancer. It refers to a deficiency that must be supplied for and clinch by better human relationships.

“There are about 250 millions of adolescent girls live under poverty.” When I first saw this fact, I realized that you and me are actually the ones who are lucky. At the time we complaint about the taste of our food or the style of our clothes, those girls are worried where to get their next meals or what will happen in their futures.

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

Poverty is a major issue in the US today, and sadly identity influences the cycle of poverty and how it is passed down through families. To reduce, or put a stop to poverty, equal resource and opportunities should be provided. Help with education, finding a job, or fair government programs should also be provided to those who need it.

Funding and support for those in poverty can help people get out as well as preventive measures are needed. Funding for Education, after school activities and programs, birth to three and other programs like save the children. Funding for these programs would help children’s chances of getting out of poverty. In the documentary, Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, said “”.Reasonable government aid that money margins are reasonable and not the bare minimum. Including quality food that isn’t restrictive and limited. Programs for drug use and help for those with mental health instead of just sending them to jail. Overall there is many factors to poverty that need to be aided in order for

I like the idea that President Lyndon Johnson wanted to make a big impact on poverty for Americans. Many people that are wealthy do not care about the wellbeing of others that are struggling on a day to day basis. There were many debates whether the war on poverty was successful or unsuccessful, but I believe that it was successful to give unfortunate people hope that there come be a chance he or she would not suffer forever. “All these outcomes slower economic growth, higher poverty rates, and greater income inequality are predictable unintended consequences of the War on Poverty.” (Gallaway & Garrett, 2016). Although poverty is still among us till this day, but with the assistance of programs that were established to help people in need

Poverty has been a long-lasting economic crisis in the world. The effects are drastic not only on the world’s economic stability but the stability and well-being of many people as well. Change is needed. True change is the hope many citizens have living in poverty due to a broken, damaged system regarding poverty. To make the world a better, suitable place to live, immediate action must be taken to finally resolve this issue.

“White families are given the benefit of the doubt when allegations of abuse and neglect arise” and blacks do not get the benefit of the doubt ever… (Post 2). The article “The Truth About Child Abuse and Poverty” by Dawn Post talks about how the average person overlooks the contributing factor of racial biases and socioeconomics that determine which families get put under the child welfare program. There are more colored families in the foster care system than white families and Post touches on a few points on why that is. She states that whites are given too much leeway, which I completely agree with. Post and I both agree this needs to be thought about more and the system needs to be evened out. Clearing the biases and giving everyone

There are three main arguments believed to be the explanations for the existence and persistence of poverty. The first account is the Dependency-Based Explanation that puts the blame of poverty to the individual or to their cultural background. The Exclusion-Based Explanation and Structural-Based Explanation are the next two which establishes the society that condemns people to poverty.

Poverty, a word that is well known throughout a majority of the world’s societies. Although the word is common terminology, it is often overlooked because of its overall harsh reality. Poverty can be defined as anyone who lives paycheck to paycheck. Or in more extreme cases, poverty may be one who lives on the streets with little to nothing to their name. Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaeffer’s novel, “$2.00 A Day, Living on Almost Nothing in America” acknowledges the hardship facing many American’s and why poverty has become so severe.