Poverty in America

2. Poverty is caused by sometimes making an income below $11,139 for a single adult or less than $22,314 for a family of four.  It has been nearly 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty and 15.9% of our fellow citizens from, many of them children, continue to live in penury. That is literally what out of 6 people. Even before an economic collapse, an average American adult has a 60% chance of living at least one year below the poverty line and the 33% chance of experiencing dire poverty.

3. I think we should help donate money food to those less fortunate than us. Yet, of course, we already do that and that's not enough. There are poor and homeless children who go for drugs and alcohol the soothe the pain when they're homeless. Young girls who are homeless go into prostitution just to get some money.  Businesses don't really care about them. We just need to help those less fortunate and do more and help the people who aren't making enough money to support themselves.

4. We need the type of people who have been poor to help poor people. Like I said, we need some businessmen who have a heart of gold to help these people. It's almost like a pregnant woman who's been through postpartum depression helping a woman who is currently having postpartum depression. We live in a world where it's every man for themselves, unfortunately.