Session 9

1. So far from what I have learned from the class and what I've gotten out of the textbook my view of who's poor is the same. 
2. I feel as though my view on this topic has not changed as well.
3. Overall I feel the government plays a huge role in why people these days are poor. If they would find more ways to help and do more things to help the poor, I feel as though poverty could be decreased.  Everyone has different reasons as to why people poor and what to do to help the ones in need, which is why it is difficult for people to come up with a way to help everyone in need.
4. I feel as though poverty in other countries is taken more serious than it is here in American. There's a great deal of poverty hear in American, and you always here about what people are doing to help these 3rd world countries. but what you don't hear to often is people helping here in America. 
5. I feel as though poverty will never really be taken care of, but if it could get better than it would help a great deal. There needs to be a way to make the school systems better and have more jobs available for people (which I know will come in time, as the economy gets better).  This will never happen over night but hopefully as the economy starts to get better poverty in America will as well.

Session 7

I was so surprised while reading this section but, in Atlanta 63% of hourly jobs pay less than $10.50 an hour and the other 29% pay less than $7.50 an hour. With these amounts it is almost impossible for a family of four (which is this typical American family) to live above the poverty line. There needs to be a set wage that would accommodate to the family of four. They should also consider raising the hourly wage so people can be above the poverty line. I feel if the government would look into those things it could help people get above the poverty line.

Session 6

People in the US and globally are poor for so many reasons, but recently here in the U.S one of the main reasons is the downfall in the economy, the lack of jobs, and the amount of people getting fired and laid off. The more I read about poverty the more I realize that things are a lot worse than what I had originally thought.  In the U.S. there 1 in 7 Americans that are in living in poverty, and it is not getting any better. People are having to rely on what they have to make it in todays world, and if you don't have much saved or know one to help you out, than your stuck in tough situation and left with counting on the government, which at that point is scary! I think during this time with lack of jobs that there needs to be more programs to help aid people who are in poverty.