Why is poverty an economic problem?

Answer 1

because people in this day and age are greedy with what they have some even act ungratefully and take advantage of what they have
There is poverty in the world because there is not enough money for everyone to get as much as they want and people who have lots of money don't give it to the poor people because they think they need it more.

Answer 2

Extreme poverty is a problem because people don't have enough food to live. Of you have seen pictures on the news or something you will know how skinny people in poverty are. It is horrible to see. I would hate to be a kid in poverty and I think it needs to be stoppped!!

Answer 3

Many answers for a question like this exist.

One of the best is that poverty is usually seem as a key ingredient in social and political change. This change is often manifest in violent and destructive ways.

Any issue that prompts non-peaceful change is urgent.

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Answer 4

Poverty is an economic problem because the economy is related to money, and if one lives in poverty, then they have none.

Answer 5

Nobody likes to starve, or not be able to get by. Most people also don't like having to share the proceeds of their work with people who have not worked, or being expected to do so.

Answer 6

Poverty means being unable to afford even the simplest of luxuries, much less medical care, education or a proper home. Life at that point is degrading and very unhappy.