Soaring Poverty Casts Spotlight on 'Lost Decade' Essay

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Soaring Poverty Casts Spotlight on 'Lost Decade' (2011) by Sabrina Tavernise addresses the soaring poverty rate in the United States of America. According to information recently released by the Census Bureau of 2010, the poverty rate is worse than it has been in decades. This past decade has become known as the "lost decade" as nothing has really changed since the last time the census was conducted, and that in itself is a problem. According to previous statistics of other progressing ten-year periods, generations are supposed to be doing better. They are supposed to be making more money and progressing, however, this is not the case anymore. The children of the last generation are either doing just about the same as their parents, or even worse.

Poverty has been caused by the high unemployment rate in the country. During this decade millions of jobs were lost and as a result, homes were lost, property was lost, and the dependence on social welfare programs have risen. The more time that a person is without employment, the less employable they become.

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This has then caused a catch-22, as people who have been out of work for over a year, now cannot find any sort of employment to get them out of the poverty hole. The recession has hit families hard, and it is apparent by this hike in the poverty rate.

Living in poverty does not just entail not having any financial backing. It also means that people cannot afford to pay their own rent. This causes people to have to move in with family members. As was discussed in the article, individuals between the ages of 25 and 34 are actually having to live either back at home with their parents, or having to share a living space with friends in order to be able to afford anything. Other consequences of poverty are the social issues that this brings upon a community. Although this was not mentioned in the article, rates in crime and violence are also potential factors that….....

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