Poverty
Poverty can be defined either in terms of a definite income level or as a relative condition that changes as society redefines it. Most economists agree that a safe definition of poverty is the inability, through lack of income or wealth, to provide decent housing, clothing, health care, nutrition, or education for oneself or one's family.
A crack cocaine dependency makes it difficult for forty-two-year-old Stella Tate to keep a job, pay rent, or maintain stable relationships. Consequently, Tate---who also suffers from arthritis, heart problems, and seizures---has spent several years living on the streets. During these years, she would sleep under park benches, covering herself with…>> (read more)
Poverty Points of View
5 Poor in the United States Live Comfortably
6 Poor Often Lack Access to Health Care
7 Poor Do Not Lack Access to Health Care
8 Poverty Causes Terrorism
9 Poverty Does Not Cause Terrorism
10 Poverty Causes Environmental Degradation
11 Poverty Does Not Cause Environmental Degradation
12 Education for the Poor Must Be Improved
13 Rural Poverty Has Become Worse than Urban Poverty
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Poverty in the News
* In 2006, one out of every three families with children had incomes below twice the federal poverty level: $40,888 for a family with two adults and two children…>> (read more)
Byline: Tom Abate; Chronicle Staff Writer
Four million Americans would fall below the federal poverty line if the interest they pay on their credit cards and other…>> (read more)
IN late March, the Urban League issued its 2009 "State of Black America" report, which declared that "African Americans remain twice as likely as whites to be unemployed, three…>> (read more)
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