Title: 9 Top Reasons for Poverty in the United States - Life And My Finances
Headings: 9 Top Reasons for Poverty in the United States
9 Top Reasons for Poverty in the United States
Top 9 Reasons for Poverty in the United States
1) You Were Born With the Wrong Skin Color
2) Stagnant Wages for the Least Skilled
3) Increase in Single-Parent Households
4) Less Government Focus on the Poor
5) Lack of Affordable Quality Education
6) Increased Cost of Living
7) Globalization
8) Increase in the Cost of Medical Care
9) Rising Cost of College
My Personal Take – Reasons for Poverty in the United States
Do you think these reasons for poverty in the United States are valid? How do they get out?
AUTHOR Derek

Content: My Personal Take – Reasons for Poverty in the United States
When I was in college, I distinctly remember riding in a car with my friends. We spotted a homeless man sitting on a park bench and my initial response was, “Why doesn’t that bum just get a job?” A couple of my friends balked at my comment and took the side of the homeless man. “ Maybe he lost his job and can’t find more work…Or maybe he has piles of medical bills and got foreclosed on because he couldn’t make the mortgage payment.” It got me thinking a little differently, but I still struggle with the life of those in poverty. “ Isn’t there some way they could get themselves out?” Even with all the data above, I still think the answer is “Yes” for many. What do you think? Do you think the above reasons are enough to keep the poor in desperate need? Or do you think there’s something the poor can do to get out of their vicious cycle of poverty?