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Overall, after reading this article I think it conveys how poverty is an ongoing cycle that is extremely difficult to get out of. Someones economic circumstance can change so significantly and so quickly. Once you make as little as $2 a day you are deprived of all opportunities.

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The main thing that shocked me is how hard working they are, and even though it may seem impossible to get out of that situation, they still try their hardest. I think that a lot of people think that being poor is their fault because they are lazy and don't try to improve themselves, but actually they use every little thing that they have to try and get a better life for them and their family, like the $50 one women was given, she bought presentable clothing that she is going to wear to a job intwerview.

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It means constantly having to worry about bills and having enough money to support yourself and your family. You aren't able to have basic necessities and be financially stable.

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To experience poverty is to not be able to support the basic needs of life including 3 meals a day and a place to live. It's the fear of not knowing what could happen to you and your family next, how you are going to make it through the next week.

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It shocked me how quickly something can change; someone can loose something in a blink of an eye. And because of that, it is saddening to see how quickly children mature because of their situation. My sister is 8 and I am not sure she even knows what a bill or what taxes are and these kids are stressing about

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Overall, I think a message that was shown throughout is that poverty is cycle and it is so hard to escape it. With hard work, you can escape it, but any little thing can set you back right to where you began. There was one story that was told about a situation like this.

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Living "paycheck to paycheck" and constantly worrying and living with the fear that someone is not going to be able to afford food, or a place to live, or provide for their families.

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what stood out to me the most from this reading was when Edin gave the young mother at the beginning of the article fifty dollars for doing the interview and then checked back in on her, she was a completely different person. It showed me that just the glimmer of hope that she had of getting a job made such a big positive impact on her. It also showed me how what some would call such a small amount of money can make all the difference in someone’s life. The small amount of money can be the difference between being able to provide for your family or not.

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What stood out to me was how much the kids knew about everything going on and also how their lives will be very affected by growing up so poor.

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I found it very surprising that 1.5 million people only live off of $2 a day. Many people make more money in an hour compared to almost a weeks salary for them which really blows the perspective of the seriousness of poverty.

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When you do not have enough money or opportunity to get money to buy the essentials to live.

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Poverty is a very complex subject because there are so many factors that play into it and make up the idea. Poverty is earning low-income and living on very little, but it also is takes a mental toll on people and affects child development. It changes lives in ways that kids who are always financially stable will never experience.

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What stood out to me was just how crippling extreme poverty is. It proved that once you make as little as $2 a day while trying to support a family, there is zero opportunity for you or even anyone in your family to chase your dreams.

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People with smaller businesses or those who don't have the opportunities of others can fall victim to larger corporations taking their living and removing the opportunities they have.

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Some people are more likely to fall into poverty because of a lack to a good education which could be because of where they live. Another factor could be race or gender because in some places it could be harder to find a job or home based on that.

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Some are more likely to fall into poverty for various reasons. Race and ethnicity have impacted families abilities to have certain opportunities. Once they fall into this hole of poverty and loose everything it is extremely hard to get out (especially with larger families).

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Discrimination of some kind could limit opportunities, but also things happen that are out of peoples control (pandemic, recession) which have devastating and lasting economic impacts. Once someone looses everything (maybe to a big corporation because of the obsession with making money and an environment that only allows for big businesses to succeed) it is very hard to get back to that place because of a cycle that perpetuates poverty for those who are poor.

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Something tat shocked me was how after receiving $50, one individual was able to use this money to her best event to try and get a job. Instead of spending on stupid things, she spent in on clothes to look more presentable, which would increase her likeliness of getting a job.

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What was crazy to me was how so much of America lives on 2$ a day and dont have a steady source of income.

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Many people se America as a rich country with all these crazy cities, billionaires and money being everywhere, but Millions of people live without the glimmer and in poverty. It shows that America is like a building with rusty support, but a nice decoration on top.

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What stood out to me from this reading is that all that some people need is a little chance of hope/opportunity for them to believe that they can change their lives for the better. This mentality is so inspiring and more people should have it. This can allow people to change their lives and and children's lives, and without it, people living in poverty would have no hope of an escape.

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To experience poverty is greater than simply earning a low income: poverty is rather an unending, virtually inescapable, disease-like condition experienced by all too many Americans, reflecting the poor health of the current economy.

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Poverty means not being able to provide the basic needs for your family like food, stable housing, education, clothing, healthcare etc because of financial barriers

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It is terrible knowing that so many kids my age and younger are coming home from school and having difficulty finding a meal. They are living off $2 a day and I cannot simply imagine that.

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I think to experience poverty is to experience a lack of income, food, and hope.

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To experience poverty, is to not be able to provide the basic necessities to yourself or to the people you take care of. This means not being able to take care of your family and provide them with things they would need to survive and become successful.

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I found the numbers surprising about how many households are not only living below the poverty line, but also that 1.5 million families were surviving off no more than $2 per person per day.

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To not be able to support you and your family to an extent where you are literally starving and are struggling to gain a sense of "home"

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There are many factors that go into a family being more prone to this. Some factors may include education, where they live, size of family, etc. As we've discussed, not everyone has the same opportunities for these reasons, and even race or ethnicity can play a part in this too. With the difficulties getting a job because of any reasons, this makes getting a stable income very hard. Even if they do manage to get a job, it probably isn't the best paying one. Families with many children have more people to support, so having a certain amount of money for a family of 4 may be sufficient, but that same amount of money for a family of 6 may be not enough.

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To experience poverty means to not make enough money to support yourself or your family. Or to be struggling financially.

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After reading this article, a couple different ideas stood out to me. Some of these ideas that stood out to me was the percent of Americans that live on such a low income or don't have an income. I was very surprised how many people rely on government programs as their main source of income. I also did not realize how difficult it is to climb out of poverty when you hit the very bottom.

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In "Living on $2 a Day", it really stood out that Ashleys family was struggling very deeply with poverty but her uncle could still feed his heroin addiction.

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I think that experiencing poverty means not being able to/struggling to make the bare minimum. People living in poverty are barely able to support themselves let alone a household or their ideal lifestyle.

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People who are poor themselves from the beginning are more likely to fall into poverty when they are older because they may lack educationional opportunities and therefore job opportunities to hopefully get themselves out of poverty.

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Experience poverty is trying hard to just live off of the bare necessities of having water, food, home, or clothing.

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I think the "Gilded Age" only refers to people who are upper class, who can withstand hits like a global pandemic or a devastating recession. So while there are a few people who are trending upwards in terms of wealth, there are so many people who are not experiencing that. The wealthy get wealthier and poor get poorer, and that is why there is such a huge gap between the wealthy and the poor.

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Some people are more likely to fall into poverty due to their situations, weather that be not having a good education, growing up in a unstable environment, or constantly being put a disadvantage compared to their peers.

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People could say that we are living in a "New Gilded Age" because a lot of people are able to become super rich and that is why people want to come to America for the great opportunities that are here, but if you really look into it, you will see that way more are living in poverty.

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because of previous poverty in their past family, making it difficult to succeed, yet NOT impossible. This is where many people would just give up on their hopes of suceeding failing to realize how much opportunity there is in this country for success. I also feel as though many people who decide to have children before graduating college will experience poverty because caring for a family/child takes a large toll on your economical situation as a family/single mother/father.

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This inequality comes from years of discrimination, prejudice, and implicit bias manifesting themselves within our legislation and insidiously inside the subconscious decisions of our everyday life. Essentially, a variety of factors have resulted in an uneven playing field.

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Experiencing poverty is when to be struggling with money so much that basic needs like food. shelter, and an education is a concern.

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Something from "Living on $2 a Day" that stood out to me was how quickly something life changing can happen. For example, when people in the article were trying to look for a job, there's so much money that can go into that. You have to try and make yourself look presentable, you need a way of transportation that you may have to pay for when you're on your way to the job interview (bus fees or gas for your car). It shows this constant cycle that so many people have to live with, and it makes us realize how lucky we are for what we have.

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To experience poverty means not having the ability to support yourself or your family with basic necessities like food or shelter.

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People who grow up and didn't have opportunities when they were younger are more likely to fall into poverty. If growing up your family was very poor and you couldn't get the best education that will affect you and your job opportunities.

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People are more likely to fall into poverty for a lack of equal opportunities or resources. For example, if an individual does not receive a good education, then it is extremely unlikely that they will get a stable job and be able to live successfully

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Some groups are more likely to fall into poverty possibly because of their background. For example, a family who grew up poor would have to work so much harder than a family that grew up rich. For the rich or middle-class individuals of the country, there are so many more opportunities that can lead to a brighter future, while for people who grew up with nothing these opportunities are hard to come by.

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What stood out to me was how fast you can become poor. One bad thing and all of a sudden you have lost everything without even realizing and are in a position where it is really hard to live a good life.

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It generally means to not just be economically struggling, but also in a way that makes it much more difficult or impossible to pay for essentials such as food, as well as rent, bills, and more which makes life unstable.

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I think that some people would say we are living in the new guided age because on the outside, our economy does not seem to be suffering. On average, our economy is doing well. However, when you look at the people like we saw in the documentary, you realize that so many people are not doing well and that the government is not doing a great job of helping those people who really need it.

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I think that people would say this because our nation is known to be a very economically successful one. Because of this, people forget the fact that just because we have this title, doesn't mean that this applies to every person. There are very wealthy people in the U.S., but there are also those who are on the complete opposite side, and people tend to forget that.

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What stood out to me the most from 2 dollars a day was that even though some of these people were receiving government aid it still wasn't nearly enough for them to improve their lives.

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People who are more likely to fall into poverty are those who are minorities or those who have only one parent. Once you're poor, it's hard to be successful.

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it could be because today, although on the surface it seem like many american live a decent life, many can't live without fear of not being able to put food on the table.

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I think people would say that because many people are becoming richer and richer and that is what everyone is focused on. No one is looking at the people who are becoming poorer or struggling.

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The minimum guarantee should be where the people are able to have a place to live, food, water, and and equal opportunity to be successful

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What stood out to me was just how many people are in actually living on $2 a day. When I read the title I thought it was exageration.

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Some people/families are more likely to fall into poverty because they might not have access to the same support or education that other, more wealthy people/families have access to.

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To experience poverty means to not be able to afford the necessities and to not be able to provide for yourself.

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Some people would say that we are living in a "New Gilded Age" because of advancements in technology, and communication. This has caused rapid economic growth that is continuously changing how we operate in many aspects. This would be considered corrupt underneath its "glittery" surface because there are many in the lower-class still struggling who need help from the government (that they are not able to get).

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Experiencing poverty means not being able to make enough money to put food on a table or support you and your family. It also means that you're unable to afford basic necessities that may come easy to other people.

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I think some people and families are more likely to fall into poverty because especially in the COVID world today, its hard for someone who is homeless or almost homeless, to be trusted at a job with a steady income. I personally dont believe this is true but I can see how others would think that in todays world.

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This could be because when thinking about the United States, many people think about the economic success, but really, a lot of what is going on in our country is not revealed, causing it to go unrecognized and not fixed

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Recent years have shown a booming economy, with an exploding population and higher GDP than ever. However, the prevalence of corruption and dirty politics in our government and business exploitations are through the roof especially as mass media tames the intelligence of the commonfolk.

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If a family starts out with opportunity, there are less chances for them to escape the hole of poverty. If they want to escape poverty, then it is more difficult.

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Experiencing poverty means to only have enough, or not even, for the basic necessities, but nothing left over for savings or things that you might want but not desperately need.

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Some people are more likely to fall into poverty because they have disadvantages such as their race and the foundation of racism that America was built on stops that form being as easy as the American Dream seems.

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Experiencing poverty means that you do not make enough money to support you, or your families, basic necessities to live.

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People are more likely to fall into poverty because of lack of opportunities, lack of education, born into a poor family

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I believe that some people think we are living in a "New Gilded Age" because of the rapid growth in technology, communication, and the economy in recent years.

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I think that the minimum guarantee should be that all people should be able to feed and provide for their family and that all people should have access to free education all the way up to and including the college level

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I firmly believe that the government should provide more of a minimum guarantee than it does now. Though we are free-market, the number of people in the country how are poor and stuck poor is alarming. All people should have access to free health care, free and fair education, well-funded programs that are actually dedicated to helping people get back on their feet. The government should be focused on the people, not just on making money.

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Some people might say we are living in the "New Gilded Age" because as the country is technologically and socially advancing, there are still major issues that lie within the framework of the economy and country, as a whole. Rich people are exploiting the determination and need of the poor, and forcing them to work in unfair conditions, which would show the corrupt nature underneath the country's "progress.

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Because of a lack of education, equal opportunities, or the family in which they were born into.

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The minimum guarantee should be that every person has the opportunity to get a job and haves access to the bare essentials. There shouldn't be people who just can't find a job no matter how hard they try.

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What stood out to me was that such a high percent of americans live on 2 $ a day, and are not having any income. They rely of government help and cant get out of the situation.

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I'd say that people say that America is the "New Gilded Age" of how the economy works and how big corporations claim all profits, leaving millions of people in poverty.

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I think people would say we are in a "new gilded age" because of all the new technology and prosparity in technology. But the flip side or the corrupt side of this can also be seen as these companies trying to steel money from the honest hard working people.

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Everyone should be able to get an education, have equal opportunities, food and shelter

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All citizens should have access to food, water, healthcare, education, shelter, and have equal opportunities.

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The minimum guarantee for all people should be having an opportunity to receive the basic necessities of life and survival. People who are struggling should be provided with these basic needs so that they are able to set their life in the right direction instead of an endless cycle of just spending money on food, water, etc.

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Some families are more likely to fall into poverty than others because of their education levels, prejudices, lack of opportunities, and starting off with disadvantages.

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Some people/families are more likely to fall into poverty based on their cultural background, race, religion, etc due to unequal opportunities and the discrimination can make it more difficult to get out of poverty.

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I think it's because although there is rapid economic growth that comes with benefits for the people, some of the methods of some people to achieve this growth may be done by undesirable means, such as corruption of public officials to benefit themselves.

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People could say we are living in a "New Gilded Age" because America tries to comes across as this perfect country that gives everyone amazing lives and the chance to succeed but it isn't that glorious.

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I think that some people say this because there are people in America who are very successful and make lots of money, but if you take a closer look there are several people who have lost everything and can't make any money especially because of this pandemic.

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People should be guaranteed anything necessary to survive, but also some basic rights such as education and equal opportunities no matter where you live.

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The minimum guarantee for all people should be an equal opportunity to support your family.

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people might be saying this because there are massive and successful corporations and businesses that are leading this country, much for the good but are painted as bad. Although much of the economies success is built off of middle class workers, a lot of this countries progressive advancements in all aspects has been a direct cause of these big successful corporations (such as amazon). People like to say that these rich people are "corrupt" and "hord their money", yet many fail to realize that without their ideas and the reason they made their money is because their advancements have been beneficiary to everyone and thats why they are successful, it seems like they just make money out of nowhere, yet in reality it is us who are the ones "making them richer"(amazon), leading to the memo "support local owned businesses"

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All people should be guaranteed the requirements needed for someone to survive, such as housing, food, water, etc. Along with the basic necessities, citizens should be able to get the same guaranteed rights such as a good education and equality

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The relationship between the government and the people should be where they are both trusted and transparent with one another. The government should help their people and look out for their needs.

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The minimum guarantee for all people should be shelter, food, and water.

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The government should be able to give people the things they need to survive if they need that. People should be able to request/decline that help a their will. I also think there needs to be a wider range of people that the government considers might need help financially

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People might say that because of how many people are achieving unthinkable levels of success so rapidly, while what is less talked about it how many people are struggling to get by.

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Experiencing Poverty to me means not having to live paycheck to pay check. The ability to have food in the house, a stable income and a home.

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The minimum guarantee should be that the playing field is completely level from everyone's birth. Everybody needs the same basic rights so that the American Dream is equally accessible to everyone. From there, I believe it is the responsibility of the individual to manifest their dreams.

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The minimum guarantee for all people should be somewhere to live, food, and an opportunity to make money.

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The minimum guarantee for all citizens should be that they have a chance of success, no matter what success or wealth you have.

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I think that the minimum guarantee for all people should be anything necessary for survival, such as food/water, financial support, shelter, etc. Additionally, the minimum guarantee for all people should be having the opportunity to voice their opinions without cruel judgement.

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The minimum guarantee for all people should be shelter, food, and opportunities to improve their lives at all times.

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In a democracy, everyone must have the right to vote and the freedom to express thier views on the government and take action when something is not working for them. It is the responsibility of citizens to uphold a government that works for all the people and that stays accountable, transparent, not corrupt, and that there is an appropriate balance of power.