It is clear that poverty is the end result of several factors. Some of the factors appear accidental. Others are apparently more deliberate. This session lets us know that my original definition of poverty is appropriate. It is installed by the leading class of people most responsible for the economy of the nation. The people that determine the wages of the countries workers contribute to the stratification of the poverty matrix. While some of the same elite make ignorant generalizations that the poor’s situations are caused by their inability to conform or unwillingness to achieve, that is generally debunked through research. An overwhelming amount of people that fall below the absolute poverty line are from full-time working, single parent, female head of households. These women struggle with childcare as an inordinate expense, as discovered in our budget exercise, poor educational opportunities, reduced job opportunities and above all, unequal wages of their male counterparts.
Specifically in households where Single African American females are the only income earner, low or no child support, environmental impacts such as crime and poor transportation also perpetuate the disease of poverty.
I believe that in addition to programs that need implementing to reduce dependency of social programs, there should be an aggressive mentoring program where families that successfully escape poverty can showcase their stories and help assist other affected by the same.
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