SOCIOL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Ageism, Working Poor, Homicide

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The u. s. spends much more money than it needs to because of the consequences of poverty. Poor people experience worse health, family problems, higher crime rates, and more, all of which our nation spends billions of dollars annually to address. If we had the same poverty rate as other democracies, billions of tax dollars and other resources would be saved: 2. Because so many people experience poverty, everyone should want the u. s. to do everything possible to reduce poverty: sociologist john iceland adds two additional reasons for why everyone should care about poverty and want it reduced, 1. A high rate of poverty impairs our nation"s economic progress: when a large number of people cannot afford to purchase goods and services, economic growth is more dif cult to achieve: 2. Poverty produces crime and other social problems that affect people across the socioeconomic ladder. Reductions in poverty would help not only the poor but also people who are not poor.

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