WAR ON POVERTY PAST VS. PRESENT
It’s been more than a half-century since President Johnson officially launched the War on Poverty, in his State of the Union address delivered on this day in 1964, and declared that the U.S. had “the power to eliminate poverty from an entire continental nation.” Look a little deeper and the temptation grows. The lowest percentage in poverty since we started counting was 11.1 percent in 1973. The rate climbed as high as 15.2 percent in 1983. In 2000, after a spurt of prosperity, it went back down to 11.3 percent, and yet 15 million more people are poor today. Lyndon B. Johnson declared in his speech to the Congress said , “ Poverty is a national …show more content…
Also, because of where people live even in the 21st century because of poverty people were unable to read books or sign their names. Over 600 million people were living without a place to live. Nearly 400 million didn’t have access to good clean water. Approximately 270 million, had no access to medical services. That included doctors, hospitals, and medicine. Due to having no access to medical services 10.6 million children have died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5. Many people living in poverty have less access to health, education , and other things leading to many issues such as diseases, hunger, and safe place to live. If you are wealthier, you probably don’t have those issues. Race and gender can play a part in poverty. Almost 27 percent of African-Americans , Latinos, and American Indians are living in poverty unlike 10 percent of whites. People come to America to have a better life , so everyone should have the same access to all programs that are …show more content…
ago when President Lyndon B. Johnson started talking about the war on poverty we have come a long way, but there are still changes that need to be made. America is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and today we still have poverty. When you live in poverty you don’t have money to buy basic needs such as water, food , shelter , and medical insurance. People can look at you differently because you are poor, thinking there is something wrong with you without knowing your story. It could be because a person lost their job, or had a medical issue and didn’t have health insurance to pay for their health problems. I have learned that back in 1964 when President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty people were becoming poor around the world. There were lots of families that had no shelter, no food and no medical insurance. Little children were dying before the age of 5. Jobs helped the poverty situation because people could go to work and earn money to provide for themselves. Although, there were still a lot of people who didn’t make enough to support their families. The government put programs into place to try and help the people that are suffering in poverty. In 1983 the poverty level rose to 15.2 percent and then declined in 2003 to 11.3 percent, but rose in 2014 to 13.5 percent again. Poverty is happening all around the world in most countries. Some countries are in more bad situations than America because they have
It’s been more than a half-century since President Johnson officially launched the War on Poverty, in his State of the Union address delivered on this day in 1964, and declared that the U.S. had “the power to eliminate poverty from an entire continental nation.” Look a little deeper and the temptation grows. The lowest percentage in poverty since we started counting was 11.1 percent in 1973. The rate climbed as high as 15.2 percent in 1983. In 2000, after a spurt of prosperity, it went back down to 11.3 percent, and yet 15 million more people are poor today. Lyndon B. Johnson declared in his speech to the Congress said , “ Poverty is a national …show more content…
Also, because of where people live even in the 21st century because of poverty people were unable to read books or sign their names. Over 600 million people were living without a place to live. Nearly 400 million didn’t have access to good clean water. Approximately 270 million, had no access to medical services. That included doctors, hospitals, and medicine. Due to having no access to medical services 10.6 million children have died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5. Many people living in poverty have less access to health, education , and other things leading to many issues such as diseases, hunger, and safe place to live. If you are wealthier, you probably don’t have those issues. Race and gender can play a part in poverty. Almost 27 percent of African-Americans , Latinos, and American Indians are living in poverty unlike 10 percent of whites. People come to America to have a better life , so everyone should have the same access to all programs that are …show more content…
ago when President Lyndon B. Johnson started talking about the war on poverty we have come a long way, but there are still changes that need to be made. America is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and today we still have poverty. When you live in poverty you don’t have money to buy basic needs such as water, food , shelter , and medical insurance. People can look at you differently because you are poor, thinking there is something wrong with you without knowing your story. It could be because a person lost their job, or had a medical issue and didn’t have health insurance to pay for their health problems. I have learned that back in 1964 when President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty people were becoming poor around the world. There were lots of families that had no shelter, no food and no medical insurance. Little children were dying before the age of 5. Jobs helped the poverty situation because people could go to work and earn money to provide for themselves. Although, there were still a lot of people who didn’t make enough to support their families. The government put programs into place to try and help the people that are suffering in poverty. In 1983 the poverty level rose to 15.2 percent and then declined in 2003 to 11.3 percent, but rose in 2014 to 13.5 percent again. Poverty is happening all around the world in most countries. Some countries are in more bad situations than America because they have