Initial Perspectives on Poverty in the US and Globally

I think that the whole world is poor, including the United States because we are in a recession right now and countries across the world are also affected by this recession. The average American probably is not spending nearly as much as they used to, including me, and that kinda of messes up the whole circular flow of the economy, which is buyers buying and sellers selling.

I believe that the whole world is poor because we are all stuck in a recession. Many people lost their jobs, including my mom, and my father's incoming cannot support a family of 7. Therefore, he spends less, and I am almost sure many other people in America and across the world are in the same situation as I am.

I do not think that much is being done about poverty, especially in other countries, such as Vietnam. In Vietnam, everywhere you go, you will see a homeless person. There is no such thing as a rich person in Vietnam, in my opinion, because it is still a Communist country and the government controls everything! The citizens work all day for food to eat, not knowing that the government might take their farm land the next. In America, however, is is better. Still not good, but better than Vietnam. The government lets people on subsidized housing and food stamps, but there isn't much more than that. In America, at least there is a minimum wage, which at least let workers know that they will make a minimum amount of money, hopefully relieving their stress about bills, etc.

I think that poverty is being addressed more than ever now since the recession. The recession has had such a negative impact on many Americans. Some Americans now are jobless, which leads to households with no salaries, which eventually could lead to poverty. The government in America is addressing poverty now by trying to creat jobs. Everything that has been on the news in the past 1+ year is about creating new jobs, employing people, and much more in that category. Globally, poverty is even worse because America has a very high employment rate compared to countries in the world.

Personally, I think that the minimum wage is a great idea for Americans. I think that the national minimum wage policy should spread globally because I am positive this policy does not exist everywhere, even in places that the citizens of that country need the most. A program I suggest to help relieve poverty is helping citizens in America and globally by giving every city or village a water system. This would help the citizens for a long time, not like giving them water and they will run out. Also, there should be volunteers to feed the hungry and helpless, or just normal people who recently lost their jobs and cannot afford to feed themselves or their family.