My Personal Views on Poverty

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This paper details the author's personal views on poverty in this persuasive, expository essay. The author -- a self-proclaimed 'bleeding heart' liberal -- says that she finds it sad that in a wealthy country like America, so many citizens live in abject poverty. The essay goes on to discuss reasons for poverty and to critique various options to eradicate the problem.

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"I have been called a "bleeding-heart liberal" because of my views on poverty, welfare, and related issues. But it is a label I am proud to bear. I have done a considerable amount of reading in this area, and I am convinced that many of the stereotypes one hears about those who are poor and on welfare are simply not accurate. For example, there is the myth that welfare mothers continue to bear children in order to qualify for more money from the government. Yet the increase in income received is often insufficient to care properly for a child, much less to make it "profitable" to have more children."

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