Poverty In America Research Paper

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The biggest challenge not only in America but in the world today is poverty. Poverty is the state of being extremely poor and being insufficient in amount. Poverty happens all over the world, and effects how many people live. According to www.globalissues.org, three billion people in the world make less than $2.50 a day. That is nothing compared to what a months rent in New York City is like. The number of people that face poverty a year is rising, and with prices of daily necessities increasing, poverty is never going to end. Two major problems of poverty are that it leads to hunger and health issues that cause death throughout the world. One of the major problems of poverty is hunger. The poorest people in society face hunger. Hunger is

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