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In our country today there are an overwhelming amount of people that deal with poverty. Many programs, such as social security, medicaid, and medicare, are available to those who meet certain requirements. Although many poor families are not as badly off as the past, poor households often are deprived of basic needs: food or housing. Overall, in 2013 51% of U.S. school children came from low-income household (Klein, 2015). This percentage has highly increased over time. This is a major problem that needs to be fixed. Most conservatives would argue that people should only get “cushion room” during times in which they are looking for a job. The main problem with this is that poor people have more problems than just low income. Once people are in poverty it is very difficult to get out. Many low wage workers live paycheck to paycheck in order to pay all their bills: