Poverty in Los Angeles

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This paper details the lack of political action to proactively combat poverty in Los Angeles County. While many programs exist to fight against gang formations and crimes, these policies are reactive and do not help to solve the actual problem, only contain them. This paper describes why Los Angeles County epitomizes the situation of gross neglect by the government for poor families struggling to break out of the cycle of poverty. Lacking governmental aid or media attention, it is extremely hard for these individuals to gain the same level of equality that everyone else in America takes for granted. The problem of poverty has been a major effecting force in why Los Angeles County continues to experience more crime, violence and racial tension every year. The writer of this paper also looks at the LA county school system, which is the number one cause for continued poverty, as students are told both verbally and through the tacit actions of their teachers that they are worthless and destined for poverty. This paper discusses the dire need for aid and assistance in breaking the cycle of crime and poverty in L.A.

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"The problem of poverty has been a major effecting force in why Los Angeles County continues to experience more crime, violence, and racial tension every single year. Poverty leads to desperation, and when people are desperate they are willing to do anything and everything to survive. The only way to better the overall state of Los Angeles is to break the cycle of oppression that poverty stricken families face. Although it may be hard to cure all of the ills of the poor in our current generation, many steps can be taken to help future ones. In order to examine the problem at its roots, a thorough analysis of the causes behind poverty in Los Angeles County must be conducted. One of the causes of poverty in this area is the racial segregation of communities."

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