What are the Assumptions in the Argument?
The assumptions for this new program is that as long as there are programs that response to those who are in poverty or even homeless, it will decrease the population for those in poverty. However, this assumption is very flawed because as stated above, to decrease poverty, the state can not only respond but need to prevent people from reaching the state of poverty initially. It assumes that although a certain amount of people are escaping poverty, no other people are near the brink of poverty. If more people are near the brink of poverty than there are people coming out of poverty, the end goal will never be reached. Although the programs may function properly, their ultimate vision will never be achieved. This then can become a vicious cycle of people thinking that the …show more content…
Communities and those in the government position need to understand that those who are in poverty and are homeless are not in those situations because they deserved it. People are homeless because series of unfortunate events can happen in people’s lives. Being in poverty is not something that anyone chooses but they are placed in those situations because the interaction of both structural and individual factors.
Second suggestion would be to do a bottom up approach where the support workers would ask what barriers those in poverty face. Instead of telling those struggling what they need and forcing them to take that certain approach, ask them what they need and find ways in helping them help themselves. This removes the ideology of deserving and undeserving poor because even the smallest barriers are overcome through asking them their needs and understanding their situation. Allowing people narrate their own lives reduces the barriers as well and thus ultimately helping them overcome poverty/
The assumptions for this new program is that as long as there are programs that response to those who are in poverty or even homeless, it will decrease the population for those in poverty. However, this assumption is very flawed because as stated above, to decrease poverty, the state can not only respond but need to prevent people from reaching the state of poverty initially. It assumes that although a certain amount of people are escaping poverty, no other people are near the brink of poverty. If more people are near the brink of poverty than there are people coming out of poverty, the end goal will never be reached. Although the programs may function properly, their ultimate vision will never be achieved. This then can become a vicious cycle of people thinking that the …show more content…
Communities and those in the government position need to understand that those who are in poverty and are homeless are not in those situations because they deserved it. People are homeless because series of unfortunate events can happen in people’s lives. Being in poverty is not something that anyone chooses but they are placed in those situations because the interaction of both structural and individual factors.
Second suggestion would be to do a bottom up approach where the support workers would ask what barriers those in poverty face. Instead of telling those struggling what they need and forcing them to take that certain approach, ask them what they need and find ways in helping them help themselves. This removes the ideology of deserving and undeserving poor because even the smallest barriers are overcome through asking them their needs and understanding their situation. Allowing people narrate their own lives reduces the barriers as well and thus ultimately helping them overcome poverty/