Poverty In Iceland Essay

The Oxford Dictionary defines poverty as the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount; extremely poor. John Iceland explains the views of poverty in America since its discovery until now, and also how it is at its all-time worst. First of all, what is poverty? When asked, someone might say “its just poor people who don 't have anything,” which is true in a sense, but what are the real reasons that poverty exists in this country and why is it at its all time worst. According to the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan the current poverty rate in the United States is 15.1 percent. That 's not a typo. 15.1 percent poverty rate is absolutely ridiculous for a country like the United States because too many people work low wage jobs which is sufficient enough to …show more content…
All these facts go to show how poverty is really affecting the city of Detroit and how people really are struggling to make a living. I 'm proud to be from the city of Detroit and I know the city will rebound. Iceland pretty much touches on the most essential and controversial issues regarding poverty in the United States; however, there are also many other small factors that contribute to the problem of poverty which I 'm sure he explain later on in the book. For the most part, I agree with his tone while addressing these issues as if there is a problem with how this country deals with poverty. And there is a major problem with that because this country is at an all time high with the poverty rate. Personally, I think one way to solve the economic problem is by raising the minimum