They argue that poverty originates from 3 primary sources: economic issues, family structure, and ineffective government programs. According to Haskins and Sawhill, a blossoming economy alone does not guarantee a decrease in poverty: they suggest that the blossoming economy also needs to improve the unemployment rate and the wages of the unskilled. When the economy lacks these improvements, the poverty rate may suffer. They present the failing American family structure, more specifically, the growth of single parent homes, as a chief cause for the increased poverty rate. To validate their conclusion, they cite statistics from Haskins and Sawhill (2003) and Sawhill and Thomas (2001), stating if the marriage rate had held constant from 1970 to the time of publication, childhood poverty would have decreased over 25%, provided other factors were equal. After mentioning an inflation adjusted $496 billion dollar increase on poverty program spending, they state that poverty actually increased from 1968 to 2004. They propose multiple reasons for this, including rising healthcare prices and inefficient government spending on poor families. The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) (2013) summarizes a special report given to
They argue that poverty originates from 3 primary sources: economic issues, family structure, and ineffective government programs. According to Haskins and Sawhill, a blossoming economy alone does not guarantee a decrease in poverty: they suggest that the blossoming economy also needs to improve the unemployment rate and the wages of the unskilled. When the economy lacks these improvements, the poverty rate may suffer. They present the failing American family structure, more specifically, the growth of single parent homes, as a chief cause for the increased poverty rate. To validate their conclusion, they cite statistics from Haskins and Sawhill (2003) and Sawhill and Thomas (2001), stating if the marriage rate had held constant from 1970 to the time of publication, childhood poverty would have decreased over 25%, provided other factors were equal. After mentioning an inflation adjusted $496 billion dollar increase on poverty program spending, they state that poverty actually increased from 1968 to 2004. They propose multiple reasons for this, including rising healthcare prices and inefficient government spending on poor families. The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) (2013) summarizes a special report given to