1. What does the word poverty suggest to you? Please click on the following to read
Being Poor September 3, 2005 By John Scalzi
2. What are the main contributors or factors that cause poverty in the US as described by Iceland (2013)?
3. Briefly compare and contrast a few differences described by Putnam (2015) in chapter 2 between the elite family and their privileged son, Andrew and Kayla’s story at the opposite end of the economic spectrum.
4. Watch the Tour Poverty USA on YouTube:
AND Take the Poverty Quiz (14 questions) available here: http://www.povertyusa.org/poverty-resources/quiz/ — link out of service, please use:
Poverty Quiz – National Center for Children in Poverty
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=poverty-quiz-national-center-for-children-in-poverity
{Keep in mind that the 2018 poverty level for a family of 4 is only $25,100 https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines}
(a.) How would you survive on a budget like this?
(b.) What would you leave out?
5. (a) When was the poverty line created? CITE where you found the data (b) Who created the poverty line formula? CITE where you found the data (c) How is the poverty line measured/formulated currently? CITE where you found the data (d) Discuss 3 ways the poverty line should be revamped or revised to better those living in poverty.
Here are some sources to help you answer question #5:
Poverty Guidelines http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/papers/hptgssiv.htm How was the poverty line developed? http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/faq.cfm
Why is the Federal Poverty Line So Far Off?
Further resources on poverty measurement, poverty lines, and their history from US Department of Health and Human Services:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/further-resources-poverty-measurement-poverty-lines-and-their-history
Who’s poor? Depends how you measure it
Experts say our outdated definition could miss some people who most need help
The Boston Globe
Amy Crawford
March 01, 2015
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2015/03/01/who-poor-depends-how-you-measure/4vOmSO6V4p803VZQW9yryH/story.html
More facts to consider: Factoids from the Measure of America 2008-2009 report at http://measureofamerica.org/2008-2009-report/factoids/
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To start of our discussion of poverty this semester, I would highly suggest you watch the following video:
Linda Tirado at Beyond Housing 2016 Conference
Radio interview Linda Tirado: Bootstrap America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gALa37M4g-A
“Remaking America: From Poverty to Prosperity”
A roundtable discussion, hosted by Tavis Smiley at George Washington University, in Washington, DC.on January 12, 2012
Watch the video
http://www.tavistalks.com/remakingamerica/?page_id=14
The panel will include thought-leaders like Princeton University professor Dr. Cornel West, personal finance expert Suze Orman, filmmaker Michael Moore, author Barbara Ehrenriech, urban revitalization strategist Majora Carter, economist Jeffrey Sachs, President and Chief Executive Officer, Feeding America Vicki B. Escarra. Together they discuss solutions to the growing problem of poverty in America and how the face of poverty is changing.
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