Week 12 Response -- Addressing Extreme Poverty

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allisonmckinney posted the question,
"Why do you think there hasn't been many solutions to help alleviate poverty in the world?"

Poverty has been a problem for the entirety of civilization. There are many reasons for this, but most of them boil down to a large population of people who are underskilled or undervalued in society and as a result, cannot provide for themselves. In this day and age, an income is required for a member of society to function, and while many positions may be available, the individual must be qualified for the position, and many people in poverty are not qualified. An example of this is a simple warehouse job. If an individual in poverty is applying for a job they may not have a means of transportation, clean clothes, a home, etc. The person hiring will not be likely to hire a person in poverty. Moving out of poverty is an uphill battle, so why doesn't the state help them?
A simple answer is that the government does not care. While homelessness and high poverty are problems the state can try and fix, it is not a high-priority issue for the government since those in poverty do not provide much taxes for the state. In the United States, it is different since those in poverty can still vote for political positions if they are citizens. This is why many politicians will campaign for helping the homelessness issue and alleviating poverty with lower taxes. Once in office, however, little is done since as stated before, impoverished people don't bring much revenue to the state. While programs to help the impoverished such as SNAP and unemployment checks are in place, they don't solve the issue since it is very costly to do so.