Poverty in the US

Paper Summary:

The paper reveals statistics on the extent of poverty in the United States and discusses strategies to end poverty in the United States. The paper explains that overdependence on the government is not solving the problem, rather there needs to be sufficient people in our communities who are committed to work towards the goal of eliminating poverty. The paper explains how the elimination of poverty will have a positive effect on the US economy and then posits that he would certainly work towards its elimination and not just leave it alone.

Outline:
The Extent of Poverty in the United States
What Would You Do to Get Rid of Poverty in US?
How Would Eliminating Poverty Affect the US Economy?
Would You Eiminate it, or Would You Leave it Alone?

From the Paper:

"According to the statistics released by the Current Population Survey -- CPS, 2007, Annual Social & Economic Supplement -- ASEC based on the sample survey of 100000 across US, the official poverty rate during 2006 was 12.3% marginally down from 12.6% in the year 2005. During the year 2006, 36.5 million people were poverty stricken which is almost the same as that of the year 2005. The poverty rates during 2006 remain unaltered for non-Hispanic Whites which is 8.2%, Blacks which is 24.3% and Asians which is 10.3% from 2005."

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