Poverty is an issue that has plagued the United States for decades, and it is treated much like a rash, for people tend to not recognize poverty until it flares up and infiltrates their daily life. Poverty can infiltrate the lives of the middle and upper classes through a rise in their areas homeless population, crime, and taxes. Frankly, however, poverty is not a major issue because of its effects on the upper and middle classes; poverty is an issue because of the devastating effects it has on those who live at or below the poverty line. Furthermore, the causes of poverty may be even more distressing than the effects, for the causes of poverty are vast and interrelated. The inhabitation of disadvantaged communities, lack of an education and
