Poverty in the United States

Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty that unfortunately greatly exists today. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2015), 14.8%, or 46.7 million, people lived in poverty in the United States in 2014 (p. 12). Focusing on children under the age of 18, the U.S. Census Bureau (2011) identified that Black and Hispanic children were the most impoverished in comparison to other racial/ethnic groups, with poverty rates of 38.2% and 32.3%, respectively (p. 4). Poverty significantly impacts many…

never even came remotely close to having my family struggle to survive, and for that I’m forever grateful. The documentary is especially frustrating because its subjects are right here in the United States. How is it that one of the wealthiest nations in the history of the world has such a high rate of child poverty? It truly makes me wonder what we value as Americans when we allow this strife…

“Poor Kids,” a documentary directed by Jezza Neumann and produced by Jezza Neumann and Lauren Mucciolo. The documentary follows the lives and families of three young girls living in poverty, three girls who are just a fraction of a fraction of an astonishing sixteen million impoverished children across the United States. It explores the deepest hopes and dreams of these girls, their siblings, and their parents, establishing them not as homeless lowlives but rather as human beings who have taken…

In the United States, many families and their children are going hungry and some are losing their homes due to many factors including; lack of support from our government, flaws of the welfare system and social misconceptions of the poor in general. We will discuss some of the causes and possible solutions to America's poverty issues that often tend to get overlooked. First, priority shifts in government assistance have affected several homeless families and the resources available to them.…

examples of poverty. From New York City to Los Angeles, and all around the world, millions of people live at or below the poverty line and struggle to meet their needs from day to day. According to the United States Census Bureau, the poverty rate in 2014 was 14.8 percent, specifically meaning that there were 46.7 million people in poverty. The issue of poverty is a relevant cause to social science because it deals directly with people and how they live and interact with one another. Poverty…

They moved to the United States sometime in the 1800s. My ancestors moved for various reasons. The first reason why my ancestors migrated was because of jobs. They were very poor people from Ireland and wanted to try to escape that. My personal ancestors wanted to start a new and refresh their lives in the modernizing United States. So technically my ancestors were like many others in their time. That is the first reason why my family decided to immigrate to the United States. The…

having healthy food. Almost 42 million America received these benefits. Without them, many would go hungry. It is crucial that theses hard working families have a chance to thrive. Poverty is substantially affecting the United States. The idea has good attentions, but the effect would be dangerous for the community and state. The idea is over…

approved in 1924 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child was implemented by the international community in 1989. Basically what these two documents state is that children always come first. If a child is sickly, they must be nursed, it states that bottom line, they must grow in a safe and healthy environment. What we find out living in the United States, is almost depressing, we see that, according to Joseph E. Stiglitz from his article Inequality and the American Child, is that it is a…

The late 1800’s and the early 1900’s was a time when poverty and growth was at a record high for the American people. America was growing and becoming a force to be reckoned with; but at the same time, some American’s were struggling to make ends meet. Throughout 1877, until the last third of the 19th century farmers and sharecroppers were not profiting from their crops. The deflation of crops made it almost impossible for farmers to own land. Those that didn’t own land became sharecroppers…

“Poverty is reality to more people than we’re willing to admit.” Linda Tirando, currently settled in Washington DC, is one out of approximately 50 million people in the United States living in poverty. She has tried to give an explanation on why poor people seem so self-destructive and take poor decisions. She describes poverty as a vicious circle: the longer you stay in it, the less likely it becomes that you will ever get out. Tirando was not born into poverty, but she was simply unlucky and…