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Life at the poverty line in the USA

Introduction

Poverty is defined as people who suffer due to lack of usual or socially acceptable material possession or amounts of money, and it is also defined as a condition in which one lacks the basic necessities of life. Children living in poverty history increased demands on their physical, emotional, psychological, and social well-being, which said, there are some industrialized nations that have reduced child poverty rates through a number of programs and policies. The United States of America and Canada are known as the most advanced developed countries in the world; still they have the highest child poverty rates in the industrialized world. Approximately 13 to 17% Americans live below the poverty lines in United States of America (Conley, pp. 156-190), which mainly contains the variations that exist within regions and nations. Poverty should be reduced from the country so that it keeps moving towards a success.

Causes of Poverty in United States of America

Poverty is a subject which affects many areas of United States of America. It is something which is impossible to hide, and it is increasing because of inflation. The poor suffers the most, as they are going towards more poverty. The middle class and rich have to pay taxes, from which the poor get something for themselves. In the United States, the poverty threshold was established in 1965 based on the cost of food, taking into account household size and composition but making no adjustment for regional differences in cost of living. The threshold is adjusted annually for inflation. In 2007, the federal poverty threshold for a family of three, which includes one grownup and two kids, was $16,705 which is far above the extreme world poverty measure but well below the national average income. In United States of America, the rate divorce is high, which is another reason of increase poverty rate, as mothers than suffer in growing up their children. Children are most affected by the poverty, as they do not get a quality education because of financial issues, and as a result, they do not earn good as they do not get a better job (Bradshaw, pp. 26-46). This goes on, and the entire family keeps suffering because of poverty. Their life also has an adverse effect because of poverty, and they do not even get the basic necessities of life.

In USA poverty rates are usually higher in rural areas, a large and a growing number of poor people live in urbanized areas, with a significant degree of concentration and clustering in specific neighborhoods and informal settlements. Throughout the world, racial, ethnic, and religious minorities; indigenous populations; and women and children suffer more from poverty. However, poverty is not a unique or new phenomenon in the developing world. Majority is suffering from poverty, that is, they do not get proper two time meals a days, and children do not get an education because their parents cannot afford it, people do not have shelter, and many ...