Poverty in America has
been an issue for years. In 2012, there were forty six million people in
poverty and there was a poverty rate of fifteen percent. Poverty is a serious issue that is not talked
about because there is no solution for it. Not only are forty six million
people suffering from poverty but fifteen percent of Americans are also
suffering from food insecurity. This means that fifteen percent of Americans
are struggling everyday not knowing if they were going to eat or not. The fact
that the news would rather cover missing airplanes and foreign affairs than the
problems in our own country is appalling. We should be helping out our own
people rather than worrying about other countries people. I do not have a
solution to this problem; however no one else has a solution either. Most of
these people work more than one job in order to provide for themselves and some
have to provide for their children also. I couldn't even imagine what it’s like
to live everyday not knowing if you’ll be able to eat or pay for your roof over
your head. This is why we need to find a way to help these people out.
Sources:
Title: Hunger in
America: 2014 United States Hunger and Poverty facts.
Link: http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/us_hunger_facts.htm
Date: October 1st,
2014
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