Curing Child Poverty There are many children who face poverty and the struggles of poverty. “More than 16 million children in the United States – one in five – live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level” (Dreyer). Higher rates of asthma, infant mortality,and obesity are linked to poverty (Dreyer). Children in poverty are not likely to succeed in life because they didn't have money for education and end up working for a low income. Poverty is a serious setback in the economy and, consequently is “costing our country $500 billion per year in lost productivity and poor health” (Dreyer). Although there are many detrimental effects of childhood poverty, there are also many programs and policies such as, WIC and SNAP, that could
