Escaping from poverty

3 young men have succeeded their way out of the ghetto of Newark to college

Is our world still that class structured? The NY times article is about Rameck Hunt and his two friends which grew up in misery and poverty in Newark but still succeeded to get into college. Though it is well known that a high education is very hard to get if you are under the poverty line, it isn’t recognized how difficult it is to work itself up.
Rameck Hunt and his 2 friends claimed to have had no future plans, with their dad’s in jail, their friends and parents on drugs and none of their relatives having a high class education. Still they made a pack to finish High School and Medical School and become a doctor which they are today. The article clearly describes that the high crime, the drugs and the poverty plaid a main theme in the everyday life of the boys and they were often robbed on their way to school. “I felt it was important to do it for myself and my community, to show that it was something that was possible.” Hunt states. With this the men clearly show that a high level education is not unreachable. “You have to stay out of trouble in school” the men suggest. All their achievements and how they reached it can be read in their written book “The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream”.

Violent Crimes Against The Poor

Violent Crimes Against The Poor Call For More Help
The homeless McGraham was brutally killed by someone who had put poured over him and set him on fire. The cruel murder on a homeless man for the first time brings new rights and special laws for "the most vulnerable people in our country". The number of attacks on homeless people has increased 13% in the last years. The cause of these attacks are that the unemployed homeless are pitted against each other, it seems almost like its allowed to hurt them since they aren't worth as much. New regulations of the last year have made crimes against homeless people part of the Hate Crime Statistic Acts and have " included the homeless in the list of classes protected under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994". Most importantly though it is essential to provide more housing and support for the poor and seek for more information about the crime, so violent actions like these will not occur again.
It is very important to be aware of the harships that people on the street face and it surely would a problem especially of the American government that is worth spending more money on.


from the article http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1852825,00.html

Poverty isn"t our fault!

Poverty isn't our fault. In today's society inequality in wealth over the world is a top theme. But though this is always said to be the West's spoiled lifestyle's fault, it is not. Instead of blaming the poverty of the East on the West, it should be blamed on the corrupt governments, since statistics show that the western democracies have better living standards.
In the world statistic that states that "1 of 10 people of the world own 99%", 82% of the Americans are included. This shows how "even poor Americans are rich by world standards".
While a study shows that earning more than 2200 gets you in the top half of the wealthiest people in the world another study shows that western democracies in general have higher levels of wealth than 3rd world dictatorships.
But what makes the West's population have such a high living standard? What sets it apart from the dictatorships of the 3rd world? Clearly the answer to these questions is the government. We can be proud to have such a successful functioning democracy which is the fundament for our wealth. To come to a conclusion this is the reason why the West is generally living a better lifestyle. Not because it is taking up the possible wealth and money the East could have, but its government is right and functional.
(see times article <http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2006/12/they_are_not_poor_because_we_a.html> )