War On Poverty
Many of us view poverty as mainly a third world issue, because it tends to have little effect on most individuals on a daily basis. Yet, it is a problem prevalent in all types of society, despite the overall advances in technology, medicine and education that one country may have over the other. Poverty does not necessarily have to affect a specific individual, but as a country, it affects all levels of production; even when the production of a single country begins to falter, it can have major affects on others, and create a continuous cycle.“Poverty is color blind”, it does not discriminate, and is a societal problem that needs to be dealt with today (Fullerton, par. 3). If not helped or solved, its spiraling consequences …show more content…
It is fairly common knowledge that the higher of an education one gets, the more they are likely to earn annually in wages. opposite goes for those who receive a lower education. But times have changed, and the jobs are now requiring higher degrees limit the number of available potential employee. A higher degree, such as a Master 's, or Doctoral would also mean more time and money spent and more debts piling up. With smaller degrees and the lower earnings of individuals will essentially mean that there will be a lower standard of living for those individuals, as well as the inability to go back to school and earn a better education. It essentially all begins when a parent does not have the money to send their children to receive higher education, and inability to take out loans that child would be more likely to go into the workforce straight out of high school, but, if the child does go to school and takes out their own loans, they come out of school with an insurmountable pile of debts. and the vicious cycle of poverty would continue. This is why there are government programs put in place, to help current and future generations get and stay out of …show more content…
1). The same goes for those who receive food stamps, or are in the WIC program (women, infants, children-food and nutrition program). Other programs, such as unemployment benefits that people can claim after losing a job, however, these benefits can only be claimed for a certain period, where an individual must have weekly proof they are looking for a job. Yet, even with a job, it is blatantly obvious that poverty is higher than it should be, article writer Jane Fullerton Lemons refers to is as “inexcusably high”, so why aren 't people more willing to use government funding towards these vital programs (Par. 3)? It is because they feel they are paying for something that does not help, and in time it becomes a waste of money. Yet, it is not. These social programs have helped millions of individuals across the U.S. in the fight against
Many of us view poverty as mainly a third world issue, because it tends to have little effect on most individuals on a daily basis. Yet, it is a problem prevalent in all types of society, despite the overall advances in technology, medicine and education that one country may have over the other. Poverty does not necessarily have to affect a specific individual, but as a country, it affects all levels of production; even when the production of a single country begins to falter, it can have major affects on others, and create a continuous cycle.“Poverty is color blind”, it does not discriminate, and is a societal problem that needs to be dealt with today (Fullerton, par. 3). If not helped or solved, its spiraling consequences …show more content…
It is fairly common knowledge that the higher of an education one gets, the more they are likely to earn annually in wages. opposite goes for those who receive a lower education. But times have changed, and the jobs are now requiring higher degrees limit the number of available potential employee. A higher degree, such as a Master 's, or Doctoral would also mean more time and money spent and more debts piling up. With smaller degrees and the lower earnings of individuals will essentially mean that there will be a lower standard of living for those individuals, as well as the inability to go back to school and earn a better education. It essentially all begins when a parent does not have the money to send their children to receive higher education, and inability to take out loans that child would be more likely to go into the workforce straight out of high school, but, if the child does go to school and takes out their own loans, they come out of school with an insurmountable pile of debts. and the vicious cycle of poverty would continue. This is why there are government programs put in place, to help current and future generations get and stay out of …show more content…
1). The same goes for those who receive food stamps, or are in the WIC program (women, infants, children-food and nutrition program). Other programs, such as unemployment benefits that people can claim after losing a job, however, these benefits can only be claimed for a certain period, where an individual must have weekly proof they are looking for a job. Yet, even with a job, it is blatantly obvious that poverty is higher than it should be, article writer Jane Fullerton Lemons refers to is as “inexcusably high”, so why aren 't people more willing to use government funding towards these vital programs (Par. 3)? It is because they feel they are paying for something that does not help, and in time it becomes a waste of money. Yet, it is not. These social programs have helped millions of individuals across the U.S. in the fight against