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.
I share your sentiments on the government helping the poor in our country. However, since there are many that believe that the government has already done too much to help the poor and belives that reforms like limitations on welfare, not increasing the minimum wage, imposing one time benefits of bankruptcies somehow further their plans, we have to send a message to Washington through our votes. The poor can and MUST also get involved and learn how to communicate through the vote!
ReplyDeleteI also think that the government should help the poor more. It is unfortunate how many people in our country believe that the government does too much to help the poor. In a country as wealthy as the US people should not be subject to such harsh poverty. Sadly, our country seems to be very greed driven.
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