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I. Introduction
a. Subject of Essay: The poverty rate in America is between being between 11-15% which is high compared to other countries. This upsetting statistic should be a wake up call for the government to be more effective on the war on poverty.B. Argument: Americas reputation of the land of opportunity should be discredited as a result of the governments lack of opportunity for the poor. c. Method by which this paper will prove that argument: This paper will prove the argument by showing that poverty today remains a big problem and the governments methods to reduce poverty have not been effective.

II. Body
a. Paragraph 1: This article “The politics of poverty” written by David Brady talks about different causes of poverty such as single mothers raising a family, or a lack of education. This article says that left wing parties are more efficient then right wing because they have a more aggressive approach in fighting poverty.
i. Evidence for the point: Brady states“ I conclude that left political institutions partially combine with and partially channel through the welfare state to reduce poverty”. For more evidence Brady goes on to say that left political institutions reduce poverty in the marketplace.
B. Paragraph 2: This article “ Separate and unequal” written by Marian Edelman James Jones talks about American children in poverty. The article states that there are more children in poverty today then there was 40 years ago. The authors of this article seem upset by this and blame the government for not taking action against children in poverty. He wants guaranteed health care for all children as well as better food programs for children in poverty. The author also calls on the government to give better education and training for children to get good jobs.
i. Evidence for the point: The authors state “ If America has money to wage war and rebuild Afghanistan and Iraq then there is more then enough money to reduce poverty”(135). The authors are making the point that the American government as plenty of money which can be used to fight against the war on poverty.
c. Paragraph 3: In The article “Why poverty remains high” written by John Iceland lists three reason why one might be in poverty. The ways mentioned are income growth, inequality and changes in family structure. Iceland seems upset that the economy was booming and the lower class people did not benefit from the positive economy. He says that low level families suffer because they cant afford basic goods because of economic inequality.
i. Evidence for the point: Iceland explains the 3 causes of poverty he states “ Economic inequality can mitigate the overall positive impact of income growth if unemployed and low-income workers do not get the benefit from these growths”. He also states “ I found that income growth explains most of the trend in absolute poverty”.
d. Paragraph 4: Sanford Schram in her writing “Welfare spending and poverty” talks about how people may become dependant on welfare which can be bad because people don’t develop skills to make money on there own. The government by giving welfare is making an effort to fight poverty but their effort might be the wrong idea.
i. Evidence for the point: PhD Sanford Schram states “ The new consensus on welfare expresses the idea that the major problem in social welfare is dependency not poverty”. She seems to be implying that people have to take action gets jobs instead of sitting back and relaying on the government. The Government might be at fault here.
e. Paragraph 5: “ Having global poverty” written by Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess discuss how if the economy is efficient poverty can go down. If the economy is doing well there will be higher paying jobs. This seems to imply that the government has to go ahead and do it all it can to improve the economy so all people will be better off. i. Evidence for point: The authors state “ The main sources of economic growth are accumulating human capital, physical capital and technological change, growth from these sources can help the poor directly and indirectly”.