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Poverty still exists today because people are now considered haves and have not. Since people believe they can work up from humble beginnings its still true. But Its hard. Most people who live in poverty stay in poverty the rest of there lives. If we wanted to make a change we would start extending the social programs to help people in community's and more so that people can improve there lives and escape the poverty they might live in

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I believe that poverty still exists today because no one wants to give up what they have. many people believe that they have worked too hard to get where they're at today so why should they have to give anything up so that others can succeed like they did. I also believe that poverty is very prominent in today's society because no one wants to talk about that issue that is clearly a big one. Poverty is like the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about because many feel like its something they cant control and others may believe that it isn't their problem and have a misconception about the people that live in poverty saying that the reason that they are in that position is because they dint work hard enough which most likely isn't the case. - xochitl

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I believe poverty exists still is because people are selfish and want to help themselves rather than help each other out. There's also gentrification happening and people lose their jobs leaving them without any income causing poverty. There are many factors the lead into poverty but unless people stop being selfish and start caring for others, change won't happen.

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Poverty still exists today and will not ever have changes to it because,it is changing the trend in a countrys economy their is so much lack of things needing to be change because it can economy to get worse if something is not done right away.

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I believe poverty still exits because there are no jobs available for anyone and if that doesn't change this type of situation going to stay the same so that's why no matter what the job is we should give it to those who need it so they don't have to struggle in life.

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i believe property still exists because of changing trends in every country. connection with the lack of education,low income rates and a culture of poverty, one caused by overpopulation

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Kathryn Amaya
I believe poverty exists because if we’re to get people out of poverty is more jobs that pay decent wages. There aren’t enough of these in our current economy. The need for good jobs extends far beyond the current crisis.

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Poverty exists because humans exist. No one on Earth really wants to be poor. But the truth is that there can only be so many rich people. In countries with government that care little for their citizen, poverty is going to rampage the people as long as that government remains. In America, the poor have a chance here. In this country, you can be born into wealth and die worthless, or you can be born into poverty and die one of the richest people on Earth... -Dylan

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Jasmin Garcia- I believe poverty still exist today due to people not having jobs and because of the high cost of education and health. Yes poverty will remain if there are no changes made.

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I think poverty still exist because we do not question it as much as we would like. i think poverty is still around since many of the low income families do not have access to better jobs. Even with jobs I think people fall into poverty since they need to buy basic essentials before being able to pay for rent. Living in the same routine get the people in poverty no where and we allow them to live life like it is not our problem.

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I believe that poverty still exists today because for one, people are not doing enough to help the people struggling in our community or anywhere in the world. I also believe that another reason poverty is still a big issue is because some people actually want to help but the people going through this problem (poverty) are not putting any effort on getting out of their situation or to get better which makes it harder for the people that really want to help them.

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i think poverty still exists today because some areas do not have enough jobs or resources to support the people in that community. Also because it is hard to get a good education when you are born into a family that cannot afford to sent you to college.

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poverty will always be an issue due to the gaps we have with poor and the rich and we should help those in need

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I Believe that poverty will always exist as long as we have a gap between the rich and poor not just financial wise but also health and social wise. People should consider helping out the poor more.

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I believe there is still poverty today and will probably remain to exist because there is no changes being made on job opportunities. There is also high cost in education and health that families can't afford.

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I believe poverty exists because there are no jobs available for people. If there were more jobs available in communities or places where people struggled with poverty the most it would eventually decrease poverty. If people don't have jobs they can't afford anything they need that is needed to survive like food or water. As long as there are more jobs thats a step forward to decreasing poverty without necessarily having higher wages.

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i truly believe it still exists because people are drug addicts that stand in front of a liquor store asking for money saying its for "food" but then you ask them if they wantfood and they say no because there actually going to buy drugs so it decreases our economy with slackers and people that just sit around not doing anything all day living of of what the hard working people or at least people that are working are doing

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Now that we have discussed all the factors that lead and create the poverty in our country, why do you truly believe poverty still exists today and will remain  if there are no changes  made ? Be specific with your own ideas.