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Dorys Frometa (Edison) Poverty!
So we all hear the words poor people like everyday right? Well this class status is not just called poor people, it is actually named ”poverty” which can be defined in a variety of ways. It can mean a condition of near starvation, bare substitence, or any standard of living that is measururably below the national average. Official definitions of the poverty line are based on the consumer price index. But the meaning is not much of what I want to point out.. Did you guys know that the United States has almost 36 million people who live below the official poverty lines? A large proportion of the poor are children, many of them in single-parent familes. Blacks and other racial minorities are overrepresented among the poor. And even more shocking news is that poor people living in rural areas include migrant workers, Native Americans on reservations, and farmers who suffer poor health and unequal access to health services, inadequate education, substandard housing, homelessness, and discrimination in the criminal-justice system. So my point is, don’t just sit back and relax because you have a good life! I understand economy is horrible at the moment and we barely make enough money to eat ourselves, but remember there are people in worst positions… people who haven’t had a bite of food in months! So before you throw something away just because you don’t like it anymore, take your time and listen to those t.v commercials who give out telephone numbers of poor kids and families shelters for those who want to help… Because I believe a little something we don’t need can save many people’s lives, and the more human lives we have the more we keep growing and making history! Now stop reading this and go help with charity, let’s try and stop this social problem from getting any bigger. It will pay off afterwards… ! 
16. April 2009 at 23:42
The idea that the United States has actual poverty is rather amusing, as most organizations, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fun define poverty as living on less than $1 a day, which probably isn’t the case in this country. Besides that, its hard to actually classify the poor simply due to the sheer diversity within that strata. There are those who simply need the opportunity to support themselves, and there are those that were put on the street from mental hospitals that shut down. This is outside of the purview of any charity.
At any rate, the problem of the poor does need addressing, but not through the charities which you seem so fond of. The problem with these charities are the strings that are sometimes attached to them, such as religious teachings or conversions. I’m completely aware that not all of them require such things, but the ones that put their own agendas before the poor ruin the overall idea. Due to the sheer size of the problem, the best way to handle it is by placing it under the direct control of the United States government by instituting a slew of new programs that could address it. Admittedly this would be expensive, but those that are reclaimed by society by such programs could be put to good use by taking jobs in under utilized sectors of the economy. Since President Obama is in favor of infrastructure expansion, workers will definitely be needed for this. What better place to gain them than from here?
17. April 2009 at 20:13
Actually, the world bank defines “absolute poverty” as those making less than a dollar a day. Poverty is a very real phenomenon in the United States, albeit many poor in the US are better off than the poor in other countries. What we are talking about is relative poverty.
Poverty can be better defined as not having access to the basic life chances provided by a given society.