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Meredith Hill 1A   Poverty in America has increased significantly over the past few decades due to the democrat and republican parties’ refusal to stand up against the Federal Reserve and its policies. These policies have corrupted the national healthcare system and infested the providers with greed. The middle class is lessening each year as factories close and good paying jobs disappear because the country’s trade deficit has erupted in size (15 Shocking Facts). In order to avoid disintegration of our country, the government should work on reducing the poverty level and statistics by raising minimum wage, lowering taxes, and establishing a national healthcare system. Together all of these efforts will raise the quality standards of living. The overall effects of this debt have lowered the pay to high demanded, minimum wage jobs and have infested and burdened the citizens with high, unbearable taxes.  Last month, the nation’s unemployment rate has left a total of 14.5 million Americans out of work (Unemployment rate falls, Davidson). This is a result of a monthly increase in the national trade deficit. This has led to the disentigration of many factories and high paying jobs that have supplied many with labor and benefits (15 Shocking facts). The big amount of citizens that have suddenly become jobless, has created a high demand for jobs under minimum wage that are limited. This is the reason why many people have trouble finding employment, but the ones who are employed under minimum wage, still live in poverty because they no longer have benefits and more importantly because the hourly minimum wage salary is low. Whether the case is that a citizen is working for a job that pays minimum wage because it was what they were qualified under or was the only job available, the low pay keeps them in poverty because it is the only way they can support them and their families. The little money earned creates a struggle to support families that may only have single parents and have the necessity to rely on government social programs (Census: 1 in 7).  The need for help from welfare and the government has put a burden on tax payers through an increase of Social Security payments and taxes under the economic stimulus program (Census: 1 in 7). The people that live in poverty are trapped living like this because of the payments due to the government. Qualified workers are available to receive ninety- nine weeks of payments under a layoff, but still do not meet their needs because affording other issues to be taken care of, are of higher priority ( Census: 1 in 7).  The dues that are owed to the government are often put off and sent to fixing illnesses that are seen as a higher priority because poverty struck people don’t have the benefit of health coverage through their minimum wage jobs, unless they are provided with government health insurance. The nation’s economic state has put a significant amount of stress on most individuals, but altogether on society because the healthcare industry has been corrupted by health insurance crooks that are infested with greed to acquire obscene profits (15 Shocking facts). People see the importance in curing their sickness so that they are available to work and also to aid their children’s illnesses so they are healthy and grow properly. Child poverty has risen from 19 to 20.7% since the 1960’s because the amount of people that are covered by employment-based healthcare plans, have declined significantly due to the loss in the in the number of available jobs (Census: 1 in 7). The impact of health coverage on society and how it effects the statistics on poverty, makes it a necessity to have and therefore should be given to every U.S citizen through the government in a National healthcare bill.  One out of seven Americans lives in poverty and are trapped because of the lifestyles that they live. “according to the U.S Census Bureau, 39.5 million people live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children” (Statistics on poverty, Siddiqi). These people can not be picked out based on their appearance but are affected by the recession in which they lose their jobs that result in the inability to pay high taxes and support them or their family. Also when they lose their jobs, the benefit of healthcare that they received is lost unless they were not provided with it in the first place. Not everyone that lives in poverty is in this state because of the recession and are raised with these conditions as they are unable to get ahead in life because they have not had the opportunities and choices as others. The government in our country is a democracy and does not control the social ways of being that explains that each individual can make his or her own decisions. Money is thrown away each year through the wastage of food. Most households waste 14% of the food purchased and 15% of the food that did not go to use were within their expiration date but never opened (Statistics on poverty, Siddiqi). The united states is known as one of the wealthiest nations in the country but does not stand true today as the once known large middle class is decreasing as the poverty rate is increasing. The middle class keeps the economy running its cycle and needs to be preserved by governmental actions but also by the citizens. A “‘Self-sustaining’ economic recovery is taking hold but with expected improvements, could take four or five years” (Unemployment rate falls, Davidson). To solve this issue of the downfall on the economy, the youth of this generation is responsible for the future of the middle class. They should get better jobs through higher education and not throw money away through unused products that were purchased all in which will restore the nation’s worth and lower the rate of poverty.       Works Cited "15 Shocking Facts About Poverty In America." //Business Insider//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2011. <http://www.businessinsider.com/15-shocking-facts-about-poverty-in-america-2010-9#>. <span style="line-height: 27.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 40pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: -40pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">"Census: 1 in 7 Americans Live in Poverty - CBS News." //Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News//. N.p., n.d. 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