Poverty

A social justice issue today that I believe needs to be addressed is poverty. In 2005, 12.5% of the population was living in poverty, while 58% of those people were working full-time. Poverty is a serious national issue where there is no answer that is going to solve all of the problems. People should not be living in poverty if they are working full-time but they should not expect to have money growing on trees, because there is always going to be a lower class in an economy for it to work. Taxes are a good way to help those out who are in need of it and who are proving they are working full-time in order to receive that help. I do not have a solution for this issue but I do feel hesitant having the taxes from my paycheck being used to fund people who do not work and have no desire to work due to them receiving a check every month to live off of.  There needs to be  incentive for these individuals to find a job, even if it is minimum wage because i personally have no problem helping someone out if they are working hard and making an effort. Obviously, there are people in this country who do not have equal opportunity to work, or earn a living, and thats where the government comes in because I do not have the answer either.

Title: "Mounting Poverty"
Link: http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/marapr2007p24.shtml
Date Accessed: September 26 2014