Due to these factors, poverty has continued on for decades. Approximately, 16.3 percent of the Delta population is living in poverty, alone. High volume of poverty is devastating the great fertile land of the Delta. As we all know, poverty is still alive even in the 21st century. Just as the Mississippi Delta is known as the land of the rich and abundant, it can also be characterized as poor and abandoned. Just like reminiscing on the soft music and sweet words from the authors of this impoverished region, an individual can only imagine the terror and inequality that African Americans have experienced throughout the years living in the Mississippi Delta. Living in poverty is hard, and it is sad that the majority of the citizens are accustomed
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Nevertheless, some of the programs that were introduced by President Lyndon Johnson are still effective today. They only scratch the surface when it comes to poverty. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development only provides service to a limited number of people. In the wake of the housing crisis and the lengthy recession, with its jobless aftermath along with the drawn-out collapse of many employment sectors and the decline of purchasing power of wages in many other industries left a rising number of Americans struggling to make it from one paycheck, or unemployment checks, to the next. In 2005, Mississippi received a grant amount of $949,098, the majority of it was giving to the Delta, to help develop better and affordable housing for residents in rural areas and economic development programs to help lessen the level of poverty, but it still seems like that is not enough to improve the impoverished …show more content…
For instance, today, Congress is considering cuts to the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, a program that has lifted millions out of poverty, boosted our economy, and dramatically improved health outcomes for families struggling with food on the table. Based on federal laws, there will be several revisions made to each federal program, such as Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, aiming to decrease the amount of people that are a recipient of these benefits. Thus, these two federal programs alone highlights that poverty is still an issue in the
Nevertheless, some of the programs that were introduced by President Lyndon Johnson are still effective today. They only scratch the surface when it comes to poverty. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development only provides service to a limited number of people. In the wake of the housing crisis and the lengthy recession, with its jobless aftermath along with the drawn-out collapse of many employment sectors and the decline of purchasing power of wages in many other industries left a rising number of Americans struggling to make it from one paycheck, or unemployment checks, to the next. In 2005, Mississippi received a grant amount of $949,098, the majority of it was giving to the Delta, to help develop better and affordable housing for residents in rural areas and economic development programs to help lessen the level of poverty, but it still seems like that is not enough to improve the impoverished …show more content…
For instance, today, Congress is considering cuts to the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, a program that has lifted millions out of poverty, boosted our economy, and dramatically improved health outcomes for families struggling with food on the table. Based on federal laws, there will be several revisions made to each federal program, such as Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, aiming to decrease the amount of people that are a recipient of these benefits. Thus, these two federal programs alone highlights that poverty is still an issue in the