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Poverty In America

 

            
             For centuries many people in the US or abroad have dealt with and are forced to live life in poverty. The people who live in poverty are different from the people that don't. These people face many social, physical, and mental challenges that impact themselves and their societies. Many measures have been taken to attack and thus limit the spread of poverty and or decrease the amount that exists. Poverty affects all aspects of life on an individual. There are different types of poverty that exist. The first type of poverty is lack of material well-being. In our society you might be considered poor if you made around $20,000 a year, lived in a small house, drove an old, piece of junk vehicle and so on. In other societies you are doing well as long as you can provide the materials needed to survive everyday, which are food, water, shelter and clothing. As long as you have these four things you can survive. The problem with some poor people is that they don't have these things. That is why it is hard for them to survive. It is very important that people have material well being in order to stay away from poverty. Basic materials are probably the most important things needed for survival and also to prevent poverty. Another type of poverty is lack of physical well being. Physical well being deals with health, strength, and appearance. These people are living on a day-to-day basis. Each day they have to struggle to get money, which is what gets people the basic materials needed to survive. Because they are living day by day, people in poverty have no chance to improve their status. They tend to get sick more easily and for longer periods of time than people that are not hungry. .
             There are several causes for poverty here in the United States, lack of material well being and physical well being. But the biggest reason would have to be just lack of money. The poverty line is the level of income below, which the income of the household or individual is inadequate to meet the essential needs of the household or individual as determined by society.


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