1. Role of the state
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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