Alfredo Partida Rocha
Poverty in usa
Guía básica para crear una presentación genial
Figure 1.A Homeless sleeping in the street. (CNBC, 2019)
Outline
1. Introduction
2. Term definitions
3. Poverty Data 2020
4. Main Causes
5. Solutions
6. Evaluation
7. Conclusion
8. References
Terms definition
Hunger: the state of not having enough food to eat, especially when this causes illness or death Disease: an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection Sickness: illness; bad health
Poverty Data 2020
The official poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4 percent, up 1.0 percentage point from 10.5 percent in 2019. This is the first increase in poverty after five consecutive annual declines
Figure 2.A Homeless watching the street. (CNN, 2020)
What causes poverty in USA?
1. INEQUALITY:There are many different types of inequality in the country, from economic to social inequalities like gender, caste systems, or tribal affiliations. But no matter the inequality, it generally means the same thing: unequal or no access to the resources needed to keep or lift a family out of poverty.
Figure 3.A Homeless begging for money. (CNBC, 2016)
What causes poverty in USA?
2. POOR EDUCATION:Not every person without an education is living in extreme poverty. But most of the extremely poor don’t have an education. And why is that? There’s a lot of barriers stopping children from going to school. Many families can’t afford to send their children to school and need them to work.
Figure 4.A documentary of poverty on USA. (IMDB, 2018)
What causes poverty in USA?
3. ADICTIONS:Adictions is a big reason of why people become poor in the richest country of the world, thats why the goverment needs to do something to avoid all this problems related to drugs.
Figure 5.A homeless using drugs. (Washington Post, 2020)
Solutions
- 1. Expand safety net programs to benefit all in need:
Safety net programs can help people weather a variety of economic crises by meeting basic needs and providing stability. Yet the pandemic has exposed just how woefully inadequate America’s safety net structure is.
For example, before the pandemic, state unemployment insurance (UI) did not cover monthly expenses anywhere in the country and excluded millions of others due to their work classification, previous earnings, length of employment, or immigration status.
Solutions
- 2. Create good-paying jobs that meet family needs:
Rebuilding the economy in an equitable way requires the creation of millions of new, good-paying jobs in key industries, with significant worker protections to ease the burden on working families. Before the pandemic shut down much of the country, unemployment stood at 3.5 percent, but by April 2020, unemployment had risen to almost 15 percent. A year later, hiring is on an upward trajectory, but unemployment is at 5.8 percent, which is still considerably higher than pre-pandemic numbers.
Solutions
3. Raise the minimum wage to ensure economic stability for all:It is time for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to meaningfully improve living standards for millions of Americans. Today’s federal minimum wage is just $7.25 per hour, which is about $15,000 annually for a full-time job. It has not been raised in more than a decade and is not enough to keep a one-adult, one-child household out of poverty. This is not how the minimum wage was intended to work: In the late 1960s, a full-time worker earned $1.60 per hour at minimum wage, which is equivalent to more than $12 per hour in today’s dollars.
Evaluation
In overall the 3 solutions mentioned before are great to fight poverty in USA.However it is possible for America to dramatically cut poverty. From 1959 to 1973, a strong economy, along with investments in family economic security, helped cut the U.S. poverty rate in half. Investments in nutrition assistance have resulted in improvements in educational attainment, food insecurity, and health outcomes.
Conclusion
Poverty is preventable. America has the power and ability to ensure that all people residing within its borders can build financial stability and live their lives with dignity. The policy priorities detailed above are essential for preventing poverty and promoting economic opportunity for all. As a nation, they simply need to build the political will to enact these intersectional policies so that all residents can attain their American dream.
References
The World Bank. (2017). Data | The World Bank. https://datatopics.worldbank.org/sdgatlas/archive/2017/SDG-02-.html Fisher, Max (April 15, 2013). Map: How 35 countries compare on child poverty (the U.S. is ranked 34th). The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2014. Census data: Half of U.S. poor or low income. CBS News, December 15, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2014. "How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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Alfredo Partida Rocha
Poverty in usa
Guía básica para crear una presentación genial
Figure 1.A Homeless sleeping in the street. (CNBC, 2019)
Outline
1. Introduction
2. Term definitions
3. Poverty Data 2020
4. Main Causes
5. Solutions
6. Evaluation
7. Conclusion
8. References
Terms definition
Hunger: the state of not having enough food to eat, especially when this causes illness or death Disease: an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection Sickness: illness; bad health
Poverty Data 2020
The official poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4 percent, up 1.0 percentage point from 10.5 percent in 2019. This is the first increase in poverty after five consecutive annual declines
Figure 2.A Homeless watching the street. (CNN, 2020)
What causes poverty in USA?
1. INEQUALITY:There are many different types of inequality in the country, from economic to social inequalities like gender, caste systems, or tribal affiliations. But no matter the inequality, it generally means the same thing: unequal or no access to the resources needed to keep or lift a family out of poverty.
Figure 3.A Homeless begging for money. (CNBC, 2016)
What causes poverty in USA?
2. POOR EDUCATION:Not every person without an education is living in extreme poverty. But most of the extremely poor don’t have an education. And why is that? There’s a lot of barriers stopping children from going to school. Many families can’t afford to send their children to school and need them to work.
Figure 4.A documentary of poverty on USA. (IMDB, 2018)
What causes poverty in USA?
3. ADICTIONS:Adictions is a big reason of why people become poor in the richest country of the world, thats why the goverment needs to do something to avoid all this problems related to drugs.
Figure 5.A homeless using drugs. (Washington Post, 2020)
Solutions
- 1. Expand safety net programs to benefit all in need:
Safety net programs can help people weather a variety of economic crises by meeting basic needs and providing stability. Yet the pandemic has exposed just how woefully inadequate America’s safety net structure is. For example, before the pandemic, state unemployment insurance (UI) did not cover monthly expenses anywhere in the country and excluded millions of others due to their work classification, previous earnings, length of employment, or immigration status.Solutions
- 2. Create good-paying jobs that meet family needs:
Rebuilding the economy in an equitable way requires the creation of millions of new, good-paying jobs in key industries, with significant worker protections to ease the burden on working families. Before the pandemic shut down much of the country, unemployment stood at 3.5 percent, but by April 2020, unemployment had risen to almost 15 percent. A year later, hiring is on an upward trajectory, but unemployment is at 5.8 percent, which is still considerably higher than pre-pandemic numbers.Solutions
3. Raise the minimum wage to ensure economic stability for all:It is time for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to meaningfully improve living standards for millions of Americans. Today’s federal minimum wage is just $7.25 per hour, which is about $15,000 annually for a full-time job. It has not been raised in more than a decade and is not enough to keep a one-adult, one-child household out of poverty. This is not how the minimum wage was intended to work: In the late 1960s, a full-time worker earned $1.60 per hour at minimum wage, which is equivalent to more than $12 per hour in today’s dollars.
Evaluation
In overall the 3 solutions mentioned before are great to fight poverty in USA.However it is possible for America to dramatically cut poverty. From 1959 to 1973, a strong economy, along with investments in family economic security, helped cut the U.S. poverty rate in half. Investments in nutrition assistance have resulted in improvements in educational attainment, food insecurity, and health outcomes.
Conclusion
Poverty is preventable. America has the power and ability to ensure that all people residing within its borders can build financial stability and live their lives with dignity. The policy priorities detailed above are essential for preventing poverty and promoting economic opportunity for all. As a nation, they simply need to build the political will to enact these intersectional policies so that all residents can attain their American dream.
References
The World Bank. (2017). Data | The World Bank. https://datatopics.worldbank.org/sdgatlas/archive/2017/SDG-02-.html Fisher, Max (April 15, 2013). Map: How 35 countries compare on child poverty (the U.S. is ranked 34th). The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2014. Census data: Half of U.S. poor or low income. CBS News, December 15, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2014. "How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2015.