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    Poverty in America America is in a state of poverty. The American people consisting of different ethnic groups are having a harder time getting out of poverty and the middle class is slowly becoming non-existent. The research will show that both children and adult are being negatively affected by poverty. Is the American dream an impossible one, of course, it's impossible because the middle class is slowly disappearing into history. People truly don't know what poverty is and how it is affecting

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    Poverty can be defined in many ways where people cant afford the basic needs like clothing, food, or a place to stay at. In addition, poverty is a smell that never leaves. Poverty is dirt. Furthermore, poverty is staying awake all night long in the cold wither, poverty also means not having enough money for his or her basic needs. Here I will be discussing about poverty in America, its causes, and the number of poverty in America. Poverty in the United states is increasing and getting up every morning

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    you can see, there are more than the basics of poverty. These poor people struggle on a daily basis to provide the needs of themselves and their family. Poverty affects adults and their children in so many ways. I believe that poverty should be one of the main focuses of America. I have deep sorrow for these people doing whatever they can to make money. I think that poverty needs to be decreased in the United States. I don’t know how the people in poverty do it. They have a weight that they are carrying

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    Poverty is an important issue in America today and in the past, to make our country better we need to fix the rate of poverty in America. There are families that wonder, not what but if they are going to eat each day of the year because people just cannot support their families. Maybe it is the fact that they do not make enough money, or they do not have a job to make money. Sometimes they just blow away money on gambling, drinking, drugs, and other bad examples. However, there are hardworking people

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    statistician, Mollie Orshansky, was the woman who gave America the way on how to measure poverty that we call the Orshansky Poverty Thresholds. The Census Bureau issues the poverty thresholds every year and that produces the status of the American people economically. The very term “poverty” continues to evoke debates on what it actually means to be poor. There are many studies that have been conducted to determine what is the cause of poverty in America and what we can do to help diminish it. From a sociological

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    America has a crucial, never-ending dilemma, and it is poverty. Poverty runs rabid through the country and an ailment for the issue has not been discovered. Many entities of the country are suffering because of poverty. One of these being the future of a child, which is vigorously effected by the way of life in famine and difficulty. Another consequence of poverty is the crime increase and lack of education. Crime levels tend to rise when poverty is prevalent and education is absent. Another major

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    The Socialization of Poverty. Envision America different from what we know. A different, yet real America, which exists in a time unknown, an America that is no longer governed by hate and cruelty. Imagine parents no longer struggling to pay the bills, no people lying ill on the streets, or children starving at night. A time where a specific economic status does not evoke disapproval, crime, and suspicions. Imagine America healing and progressing from its earlier judgments and degradation of people

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    The Background of Poverty in America In the United States today there are many reforms that had been made to help cope with those who are living in poverty. However, these reforms have been keeping many from being able to climb the social class ladder because the “War on Poverty” has not been effective on ridding poverty in the U.S. According to the Heritage Foundation, there are about forty six million people who are living in poverty and it is a conflict in this country because it puts people

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    in America, citizens should be well aware of the poverty issues that strike the country everyday. With the poverty rates increasing, Americans are pleading the government for aid in providing food and shelter for their families. In “Poverty in America: Why Can’t We End It,” author Peter Edelman, asserts that poverty can be fixed if the people have interest to do so. He includes statistics and reasons that explain the rise of poverty in America and possible solutions to the problem of poverty. Edelman

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    United States of America, we are extremely lucky. We have the freedom of speech, the right to religion, and all around free-will. We are a free country. Thus bringing attention to the less fortunate parts of the country is not easy. The citizens of the country tend to turn a blind eye to the hardships that some people face. Why aren’t we doing more to help those in need? As a country united, we need to be doing more to help the people in poverty, hunger, and who are homeless in America. For a nation

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