“ In a grim portrait of a nation in economic turmoil, the government reported that the number of people living in poverty last year surged to $46.2 million .” ( Lee,Levey and Lazo A1) . Thats correct $46.2 million people living in poverty , astounding number for this to be such the land of the free. Ms.Berry , 39, mother of two teenage girls , have shared her story with poverty while living in america .She explains that the government attempts to help , but really and truly only cares about themselves. She's been working in an warehouse to provide for her family. Unable to receive ‘ Food Stamps ” because the government says she'd bring home to much money , but in reality eleven dollars hourly May seem to be enough but while taking care of
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It's evident that poverty can have social effects . There are numerous of people who's suffering from poverty who are homeless , puts them out on the streets. An unemployed person and homeless person can be so stressed out and begin to lash out on others and may cause them to commit violent and illegal acts. When one has no income no way to survive they'll automatically think taking from others can help them. You have to do what you have to do ? Right ? It's proven to be least likely for a person with high income to commit crimes such as robbery , aggravated assault and also simple assault. Take ‘ bank robbery ‘ for instance , the entire point is to get rich . Seriously . What billionaire would actually rob a bank ? There can be no other reason to rob a bank , well unless the person just have no positive look on life. All together when one's needs are not necessarily met , people tends to go beyond measures to fulfill those needs , whether knowingly about the consequences that will come after . There are numerous people living in extreme condition of poverty , believing in the act that violence is key . People believe that violence acts as the way of escaping the …show more content…
To help the poverty level in kids , there should be as much help for their parents so once a child grows older they won't have to deal with poverty in their older years . As of the kids and education there should be certain programs that can help with the cost of books for those families whose either at the poverty level or below. Crime and poverty can be reduced if there's an understanding what's the main cause , in other words actually get involved with the community. Debt can be reduced if the number of credit cards are minimized to each person in the United States . There should be free insurance to those dealing with poverty , so that every citizen can visit the doctor regularly . Women should be able to get the jobs that they may desire, women should be given a change and not over looked for those male dominated jobs . Poverty is like a silent serial killer to the people in the world
It's evident that poverty can have social effects . There are numerous of people who's suffering from poverty who are homeless , puts them out on the streets. An unemployed person and homeless person can be so stressed out and begin to lash out on others and may cause them to commit violent and illegal acts. When one has no income no way to survive they'll automatically think taking from others can help them. You have to do what you have to do ? Right ? It's proven to be least likely for a person with high income to commit crimes such as robbery , aggravated assault and also simple assault. Take ‘ bank robbery ‘ for instance , the entire point is to get rich . Seriously . What billionaire would actually rob a bank ? There can be no other reason to rob a bank , well unless the person just have no positive look on life. All together when one's needs are not necessarily met , people tends to go beyond measures to fulfill those needs , whether knowingly about the consequences that will come after . There are numerous people living in extreme condition of poverty , believing in the act that violence is key . People believe that violence acts as the way of escaping the …show more content…
To help the poverty level in kids , there should be as much help for their parents so once a child grows older they won't have to deal with poverty in their older years . As of the kids and education there should be certain programs that can help with the cost of books for those families whose either at the poverty level or below. Crime and poverty can be reduced if there's an understanding what's the main cause , in other words actually get involved with the community. Debt can be reduced if the number of credit cards are minimized to each person in the United States . There should be free insurance to those dealing with poverty , so that every citizen can visit the doctor regularly . Women should be able to get the jobs that they may desire, women should be given a change and not over looked for those male dominated jobs . Poverty is like a silent serial killer to the people in the world