Completely eliminating all social-welfare is not the lone solution in reducing poverty. ... What exactly are the causes of poverty? ... Blacks and Hispanics suffer higher rates of poverty than whites and Asians. The poverty rate for Blacks in 1998 was 26.1 percent and the rate for Hispanics was 25.6 percent (Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty). ... This way those who line under these poor conditions will gain some initiative to help themselves as well as the community....

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The government is expected to protect people from poverty. By contrast, it seems that the government's actions only increase the risks of poverty. ... Presently, over 778,000 people are forced to line up in food banks each month (Lawton, 1). ... The new welfare legislation, which restricts income assistance to a two-year maximum, will disrupt order by increasing both poverty and crime. In 1999 over 4-million Canadians were living below the poverty line, and with decreasing government assistance this figure is expected to increase enormously (Dyck, 161). ...

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Experts note that welfare has done little to stem the growth of poverty among children. In all but two states, welfare benefits (including food stamps) are insufficient to move a family above the poverty line. ... - It has done little to reduce poverty, especially among children. ... The goal of welfare reform programs should be to reduce poverty among families with children. ... Otherwise programs will succeed only in moving families of the roads, not in helping them escape poverty or improve their children's chance for a brighter future. ...

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