Cause Of Poverty

Despite being the land of opportunity, where people migrate from all over the world to fulfill their vision of the American Dream and be successful, the “dream” doesn’t normally happen. The truth is, where a person starts, is usually where they end up. Someone who was born in a certain social class, normally stays in that social class. In the events of a person growing up in poverty, even if they are just in the United States, life can be very hard. Poverty has happened all over the world and since the United States of America decided to become its own country, it too, has had its rocky times, which affect everyone, including the poor. Being that we are in the 21st century it is time for the government and the people to find ways to fix the

Having low social classes has been around for hundreds of years. There’s a long list of factors that cause people to be in poverty. Lack of education is a main factor in today’s cause of poverty because when a person does not get their proper education, they are then stagnant. They’re stuck with a low paying job and virtually never growing on the social latter. High divorce rate is another cause of today’s poverty. Many families are becoming broken, causing single moms and dad, to live on a one person income, which a person usually cannot live on a just one income. Environmental tragedies, such as hurricanes or droughts, can cause thousands to become impoverished, as the government and the people are not prepared for the affects. Discrimination is a rather prominent factor in poverty. According to journalist Deluca and Clampet who write for the Century Foundation, and did and experiment on discrimination and poverty, “Two-thirds of African-American families will start off in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods and still be in this same set of neighborhoods a generation later,” Although discrimination should be gone, it still continues and hinders people from leaving the impoverish lifestyle. Another factor that causes poverty is national debt and the government inadequacies. If the government cannot get a handle on its national debt then the people could be paying

Even before 1935, when social security was established, the government has been trying to find ways to keep people out of poverty. From food stamps to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, all of these government programs have been created in attempts to stop people from becoming completely poor. According to journalist Peter Elderman from the Sunday Review, “…we have enacted programs that now keep 40 million people out of poverty. Poverty would be nearly double what it is now without these measures,” (2012). The only issue with these programs is they are not doing enough. They are helping people stay above water, but not helping them float to shore. In other words, the government is not helping poor people gain stability to be on their own and getting out of the poverty. Elderman believes that a sure way to help demolish poverty is to have better paying jobs and bigger investments in education. Most adults with children work low-paying jobs that can barely make ends meet. The government needs to start coming up with ways to raise the minimum wage or get the people in poverty to school, so they can start doing better for themselves. Deluca and Clampets project to see if provided with education, could the poor get out of poverty, and the results were that if the poor were helped and were determined to get out of the impoverished area then it could happen. Although the government can be corrupt