Poverty is a Problem Worldwide

Poverty is terrible. People go hungry, they have no home, no money. We see these people on the streets, begging for change. This is how they get by. This is basically their only method for income. Poverty causes people to just lay in street corners and park benches to sleep. Sometimes when more fortunate individuals see them, the first thing that most commonly comes to mind is something along the lines of, "Gross. Whats that bum doing here?"

Now, keeping that thought in mind, think: How would YOU handle not having a home, no money or family/friends to help you? When that "bum" is sleeping on an old park bench, to him it might as well be a king-sized bed with a heat blanket in a 5-star hotel.

I think that poverty is a problem worldwide. Pretty much anywhere in the world you will be sure to find a few homeless people. A cruel fact about poverty is that children are often involved. Remember seeing those children on the T.V. commercials that are walking around a town, covered in dirt, no clothes, and a swollen stomach? That's all too real. The swollen stomach thing? It's called Kwashiorkor. In other words, malnutrition. Those children are starving to death. No hope, no dreams, no future. NO FOOD.

Poverty is a harsh reality, even in America. Poverty is most common in non-white groups. Mexicans, African-Americans, Native Americans, etc. There are hundreds of people suffering every day. Now think back to the bum that is just lying on a park bench. He's just one of millions of people suffering from poverty.