Why isn't poverty stopped?
- Thread starter Percarus
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Sales tax in ON is 13%; evabody pays dat.
Don't come near a reimbursement.
Difficult question. If you survey a hundred people you'd probably get a hundred different answers. I don't know the answer. Obviously our collective priorities as a society are not geared toward solving poverty.
One main reason may be the population is growing while the amount of money remains the same. We just have to get used to sharing more.
Let me ask you... What is the solution?
Shovel all the money you like at the symptoms, but no amount of cash will solve the underlying problem(s)
Costs for poverty are breaking the bank.
Homeless person from 50 to 125 K per person
Poverty - health costs increase.
Big Govt is not responsive to what works in one specific community will not work in another.
What's your solution?... And once implemented, what will be the ongoing costs on top of those very same healthcare issues that will still exist?
This wasn't directed at me, but I would like to put forth an idea...
you are right that cash will not fix the symptoms...it's the causes. I believe our current method of how we treat people might be wrong. It's clearly not working for all people. I wonder if it's really even working for the majority of people since we have a society of pill poppers just trying to get through life.
Maybe we need a more individualistic approach with less judgement for the failings. Some people are able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Some are not and that's not a bad thing...just a different way of learning.
This is overly simplistic, I know but if I had the whole answer I'd have solved the problem...and I haven't cause I don't.
An individualistic approach would definitely be the best solution, however, is that practical?
In many regards, you have hit the nail squarely on the head (in my opinion) in referencing the ability for some to overcome this/these circumstances and others not being able to do so.
Exempting those individuals that suffer from forms of mental illness that impede their ability to generate independence, I would wager that the majority of this population do have the basic tools and a marketable skill set that will allow them to move into a more stable lifestyle, so the next real question is why aren't some able to move on while others can?
I believe that any effective plan must begin with the most basic analysis. In this regard, I don't think that your comments are overly simplistic at all. I believe that this is the best starting point in the process of understanding the myriad of factors in addition the best starting point in terms of looking at solutions.