Poverty

you could help by sending in people to go round the shanty towns giving them the right cooking ingredients and food . I no it would cost a lot be if we gave 1 pound each we could help people less fortunate than us

There are some reasons behind high unemployment rate in Bangladesh. At first, Bangladesh is a country of 1.6 billion people, so it becomes impossible to give job to all people. Then there are a lot of uneducated people in our country who can't effort themselves to avail expected jobs. Still a lot of people of our country are engaged in agriculture but our agriculture side become affected every year for natural disasters. There are also some other reasons of high unemployment rate in the country. Still technical education does not get priority in the country, so people usually fails to get good jobs. There are also some other reasons like social prejudices which pull them to join in some particular jobs.

Money wasted on wars, space exploration, maitenance of a huge military branches. However, I wouldn't define poverty in the United States the same way as the poverty found in developing countries. Poor people in the US would be rich in developing countries. I think that poverty is not a proper term for those class of people. Perhaps lack of culture may be the cause of poverty for such people.

There are a number of poor countries in the world. The very poorest are all located in Africa. As of 2013, the five poorest countries include Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Zimbabwe, and Eritrea.

Children end up on the streets because of poverty and drugs.

More than 20% of Americans still lived in poverty in the 1950's

One of the causes of poverty in the Philippines has been because of the high number of dependents for every one breadwinner in a family. Reducing the number of children in a family will reduce the poverty rate.

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Poverty line varies with place and time. This is because in rural areas, people suffer and are also less paid compared to that of people in urban areas. This was an example of poverty line, varying from place to place. Previously the economic income of a village or a state was very less compared to that of now. This was an example showing that poverty line also varies from time to time.

It means giving up any property on behalf of the noblest goals.

1. Getting food

2. Getting work

3. Paying the bills

4. Getting necessary financial help

5. Paying for their medications

6. Paying for their children's education

7. Buying proper, warm clothing for winter

8. Not able to afford to give their children lunch to take to school

9. Spending yet another winter in not- heated flat (if can afford one)

10. Lack of understanding from financially better situated people

11. Sometimes even not having enough for fare to go to work

12. Being perceived as stupid just due to their poverty

13. Children being bullied at school

14. Loosing self-esteem, so getting depressed & some react with unnecessary agression

15. Victims of economic exploatation due to the fact that are willing to accept worst-paid job with longer than usual hours

16. Abuse from managers or supervisors

There are a section of people who love to live on gratis from the government and/or help from benevolent people of the society. From their viewpoint,poverty is beyond control of human beings.

You are considered low income if you make more than the poverty level, but less than 150% of the poverty level. This also depends on where you live, and how many dependents you have.

For a family of four in the United States in 2014, the poverty line is $23,850. If your household income is more than that, but less than $35,775, you are considered low income.

No, the present methodology of poverty estimation is not appropriate in India. Poverty estimation should be done not only through the level of income and consumption but there shud be more in dicators like literacy level, job security, health care, self confidence, free from caste and gender discimination and no child labour.

For some, poverty is just a state of mind while for others, it is their actual state.

But then again, it boils down to one question, what do you mean by poor? Is it poor in money, poor in love, poor in faith or poor in hope?

values are not as deeply ingrained and that changing economic opportunities

One third of the child population

Social Darwinism argues for the survival of the fittest, and therefore if someone has become "unfit" in society, then they would and should be left behind to make way for the more successful generation of people who have the factors that allow them to succeed in theirenvironment, the marketplace.

There should be many homeless people especially in the cities such as: Addis Ababa, Diredawa or Harar, etc. No wonder, even in most developed countries like America, or Europe, there are many homeless people. The issue is not to raise question, the main issue is how, and when to solve this ongoing problem of the world. I am sure, no one would like to choose this life style, it is part of the society's obstacles of this modern time. Ethiopia is being labeled as one of the poorest country in the world. We hear this for many years, but we don't hear any solution which would help that beautiful country to pull out of poverty. Now, I am in my senior years, when I was a student our teachers used to tell us, it is because of backwardness of farming style; since Ethiopia is dependent on farming. This is now 21st century, whereas the advancement of agriculture and technology is immense, still Ethiopia is lingering the same place. Too much talking very little result, instead people should make effort to cooperate; putting aside pike ring on politics, division on race, religion or on class and should work hard and make a great determination for a tangible result for ones and all to cure that country from poverty. Do you get it, please?

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.

Babies that could not be nursed by the biological mother frequently were given to a wet nurse until they could be weaned. Babies that had to be put on cow's milk tended to get something called "Summer Complaint" and frequently died. It was probably a form of food poisoning from lack of refrigeration.

the unequal distribution of wealth and exploitation war famine very sad when i watch those people. As an advocate of the Homeless which number 1 cause is POVERTY I say that answer is incomplete. What important issue is not said, Is simply "Poverty can be WIPED OUT." THere are enough resources. In my self-promoting answer I say: Read "The History of Poverty" by myself it has ten or so ways of undoing the Violence and the hate of poverty. http://www.angelfire.com/in4/lightfootlane. As Listen to the poor. It lacks later findings as being half of all employees a bit more than a modest cost of living. Enough to cover the costs of rents, eletric, transportation, food clothes,a a bit to save for an emergency, or a vacation. Also economically the free enterprise MUST change from all the market will bear To a profit margin which Is FAIR. Further more for the richest country in the world the USA, we must demand 100% of the Need Be dealt with for 100% of those in need. Jan /http://www.angelfire.com/in4/lightfootlane.

Yes.Africa is one continent that has a high rate/level of people or citizens living in poverty.This is mainly due to the fact that countries that are situated in Africa are considered to be developing countries therefore the citizens of these countries do not have adequate access to basic service such as Education,Healthcare etc.The high level of illiteracy also plays a vital part in the occurence of poverty as people don't have sufficient knowledge and skills that would assist the poor to cater for their most basic needs

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