Where does poverty usually happen?

Answer 1

It's a strange question because to understand it you would have to go back to the beginning of time and relaize that since the beginning of countries and states there have always been rich and poor. And today we still see it but not as much. A simple answer could be the way people live. Some people could be alcoholics and in a rough spot in their life. Or the country can't look after them because they're one a millions. That's really the problem with poverty and how it starts. A country is formed/ created on how big they want it not by how many people there are. A country like Canada is one that's too huge and there's thousand of people in poverty.

Answer 2

Poverty is everywhere, from the USA to Africa and everywhere else in between and beyond. Poverty is in areas where you wouldn't expect poverty to be. That's where poverty "usually happens."

Answer 3

Mainly in areas where community life and values have been destroyed. Poverty occurs in most countries but appears to be more prevalent in countries with high populations and less industrialised nations. Often poorer countries populations live close to rivers and areas where natural disasters create more havoc . These natural disasters eventuate in more poverty. It has to be defined first--is it material poverty or poverty of spirit?

Answer 4

Extreme poverty takes place all over the world. It is not only found in the "third world," like in many countries of Africa and Asia where children can be seen openly starving in the streets and eating scraps. It also happens in all other points of the globe.

Contrary to a popular misconception, poverty and hunger are not restricted to only the "undeveloped nations." There is extreme poverty in all parts of the world, even in North America and in the United States where homeless and hungry children are increasing in numbers and more openly and obviously in need. As in other parts of the world, the destruction of the economy and loss of jobs have increased the numbers of the impoverished and hungry in the US, too. Americans have traditionally willingly supported the unfortunate with our donations and tax money. We would continue to have our taxes feed the hungry, and could, if the politicians were working for the people instead of mostly only the rich people and big corporations.

In the USA, Congressional budget cuts to social assistance and food programs (e.g., SNAP) for those in poverty, are not supported by the majority of US citizens. However, due to the continued lobbying by the rich and big corporations for very large reductions in taxes for them and for relative increases in taxes on the lower segments of US economic status; inflation, causing a lowering of the buying strength of the minimum wage to no longer provide a living wage regardless of hours worked; and, due to the national budget choices of the Republican members of the US House of Representatives, many of those previously developed assistance programs are now being reduced or eliminated. Poverty among US citizens has reached shameful heights as these policies are approved and implemented by our Congress.

It is a good question to ask, and ask often, of yourself, your community, of world leaders and politicians; but, try not to ask only where, but why there is so much more hunger and disadvantage to large segments of the world population now. Many believe that this results partially from a reduction in help for the needy on the one hand, and vast and ugly greed, increasing the overabundance and wealth of a few on the other hand. The disdain for the poor, shown by a large component of the 2% of the wealthiest in the US, and their perceived total lack of any sense of Noblesse oblige and concern and empathy for those less fortunate, is obscene.

We should not stay blind to the realities of the growing poverty and the influence some of the most wealthy people and big corporations have on law and governments and with capturing and keeping the wealth, providing little, if any, help for the poverty-stricken, all over the world.

Answer 5

Thanks to Greg Mortonson, they is less and less poverty in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Try reading Three Cups of Tea.

Answer 6

Parts of Africa, Parts of Asia such as Philippines, China, Japan, Indonesia and everywhere in the world has some sort of poverty.

Hope I could help ;)

Answer 7

Under developed countries

Answer 8

Just about anywhere.