People power wins occasionally, said Peter Edelman, author of “Poverty in America: Why Can’t We End It.” The citizens of the United States have the power to diminish poverty. Edelman states that the young people, of today’s age, who decide to participate in politics could have a positive effect on the lower class. Those in the lower class have to rise above and speak about their dire money crisis. Edelman makes an excellent point when he says that change has to start from the bottom up. Poverty has plagued the United States for multiple centuries. To this date there are nearly 46 million people, 15% of the population, in the U.S who are considered poor. The government began to track poverty rates in 1973, in which the U.S had 11.1% of its
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Poverty continues to roam because wages are extremely low. The wealthy people in power continue to add on to their wealth while the lower classes struggle to pay their monthly dues. The lower class needs to rise above the odds and fight for higher more sustainable wages. Poverty rates will continue to increase if actions aren’t taken because programs that help the less fortunate are lowering their output of financial aid. The food stamp program is an example of a program that supports low-income families. This program is abused daily. Illegal transactions such as money for food stamps occurs in small markets. The illegal transactions are described in Laura Crimaldi’s article, “Food Stamp Scam Costs Taxpayers $330 Million.” Edelman’s article goes in statistical depth about how many people exist in the lower economic class. Crimaldi’s article is about the poor, but more specifically food stamp users and how they abuse the system. These articles tie together in regards to the poor. Poverty is going to rise in the U.S as programs, that aid the poor, lower their contributions. This situation is can be known as a positive feedback loop, a small disturbance in a system leading to greater effect. In this case, the more the people abuse government financial aid, the less help is going to be
Poverty continues to roam because wages are extremely low. The wealthy people in power continue to add on to their wealth while the lower classes struggle to pay their monthly dues. The lower class needs to rise above the odds and fight for higher more sustainable wages. Poverty rates will continue to increase if actions aren’t taken because programs that help the less fortunate are lowering their output of financial aid. The food stamp program is an example of a program that supports low-income families. This program is abused daily. Illegal transactions such as money for food stamps occurs in small markets. The illegal transactions are described in Laura Crimaldi’s article, “Food Stamp Scam Costs Taxpayers $330 Million.” Edelman’s article goes in statistical depth about how many people exist in the lower economic class. Crimaldi’s article is about the poor, but more specifically food stamp users and how they abuse the system. These articles tie together in regards to the poor. Poverty is going to rise in the U.S as programs, that aid the poor, lower their contributions. This situation is can be known as a positive feedback loop, a small disturbance in a system leading to greater effect. In this case, the more the people abuse government financial aid, the less help is going to be