America is a country where people live to survive. A country where people believe to succeed. A society which is anticipated of opportunities and hope. It is valued by Americans no matter the inequality, bifurcation or poverty because “Americans care much more about being able to move up the socioeconomic ladder than where we stand on it.” (Foroohar, 2011, p. 28) In 2015, there was a poverty rate of 13.5%, meaning that 43.1 million people lived in poverty in our country. Almost half of them were ages 18-64 years old, those are the people that suffer absolute and relative poverty. Based on the statistics, data, and personal experiences it is proven that poverty is in fact a currency that has been affecting the United States for several years
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In the United States, a person who is poor is one who is in the lowest social class known as the “Poverty Level.” In agreement with Quora.com’s questionnaire, some of the reasons why people are considered poor is if they lack on one of the following: inherited assets, skills, education, motivation, and savings. Two important elements of all those mentioned before that are the main cause to why people end up being in poverty are the lack of education and inherited assets. Having a lack of education can simply mean, dropping out of school or just not being able to attend or graduate from a High School or college. This causes people to be ineligible for high paying jobs, and many other opportunities. People in poverty also have their own culture, a culture that gives them different beliefs and values, it causes them to be in a Cycle of poverty. The cycle of poverty is a cycle where poor people and their families become indigent for at least three generations. This is where the lack of inherited assets comes to place, it basically means that if your parents were poor, you most likely will be …show more content…
Based on the Gallup report from U.S. News, “nearly 31 percent of adults who lived below the poverty line in 2011 said they had been diagnosed with depression at some point, almost twice as high as the rate for those not in poverty — 15.8 percent.” Unlike other social classes, the poverty level is the one that suffers the most when it comes to health problems. They suffer from disorders, diseases and other mental and health difficulties like depression, stress, heart diseases, high blood pressure, and mental illnesses. Many of them don’t have medical support, in results of that, they aren’t able to acquire help from a doctor or receive medical
In the United States, a person who is poor is one who is in the lowest social class known as the “Poverty Level.” In agreement with Quora.com’s questionnaire, some of the reasons why people are considered poor is if they lack on one of the following: inherited assets, skills, education, motivation, and savings. Two important elements of all those mentioned before that are the main cause to why people end up being in poverty are the lack of education and inherited assets. Having a lack of education can simply mean, dropping out of school or just not being able to attend or graduate from a High School or college. This causes people to be ineligible for high paying jobs, and many other opportunities. People in poverty also have their own culture, a culture that gives them different beliefs and values, it causes them to be in a Cycle of poverty. The cycle of poverty is a cycle where poor people and their families become indigent for at least three generations. This is where the lack of inherited assets comes to place, it basically means that if your parents were poor, you most likely will be …show more content…
Based on the Gallup report from U.S. News, “nearly 31 percent of adults who lived below the poverty line in 2011 said they had been diagnosed with depression at some point, almost twice as high as the rate for those not in poverty — 15.8 percent.” Unlike other social classes, the poverty level is the one that suffers the most when it comes to health problems. They suffer from disorders, diseases and other mental and health difficulties like depression, stress, heart diseases, high blood pressure, and mental illnesses. Many of them don’t have medical support, in results of that, they aren’t able to acquire help from a doctor or receive medical