Causes And Consequences Of Poverty - 1452 Words

Causes of Poverty There are multiple factors that poverty is related to such as having poor health, being involved in crime, and not being able to work (â€Å"Poverty in America,† 2007). Having one or all three of these poverty-causing factors has a snow-ball effect on individuals. Such factors limit the amount of job opportunities an individual may have, which in turn causes them to be stuck initially with low-come. If opportunities worsen, individuals may fall into poverty. â€Å"In the US, poverty rates are based on what is called the poverty threshold (also known as the poverty line), which is updated yearly by the US Census Bureau† (Finley, 2015). Health Studies suggest that there are many impoverished people with poor health because they†¦show more content†¦Freed criminals are deprived educationally, economically, and socially (Morenoff Harding, 2014). The constant flood of people going in and out of jails has increased inequality, mostly by decreasing chances for employment and reducing pay among previous convicts (Morenoff Harding, 2014). â€Å"Collateral consequences† of imprisonment has put prisoners in a position where they are no longer eligible for receiving benefits such as holding certain jobs, and financial penalties and feeds are charged on delinquents (collateral consequences† of imprisonment). The experience of ex-convicts is that they are not able to make ends meet, because of imprisonment, which only widens the gap of people stuck in poverty. Unemployment Many people find themselves in poverty because they lack participation in the labor market. There are many reasons why individuals are not able to work. Each year the Census Bureau workers conduct a representative sample interview on non-working Americans to better understand why they are not working (Haskins, 2016). 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