Furthermore, the author argues that not only these people live in extreme destitution, but also they are live in those conditions because they are victims of oppression, repression, and exploitation. ... "The changes required by the IMF produced widespread unemployment; inflation of astronomical proportions; the suspension of the education of many people; especially girls; a dramatic decrease in access to health care; an increase in violence, an increase in violence; conflict between the country's ethnic groups; and increased class stratification"(Kline, 471). ...

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Since than not much has changed, but there has been an increase in extreme poverty. ... Things that also push people out are lack of affordable health care, domestic violence, mental illness, and addiction disorders. ... The domestic violence comes in when battered women are forced to choose between abusive relationships and homelessness. In a study of 777 homeless parents (the majority whom were mothers) in ten U.S. cities, 22% said they had left their last place of residence because of domestic violence (Hopper 302). ... Conference of Mayors also stated the domestic violence is the lead...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is these very issues which sow the seeds of hatred and violence. ... Let us visualize an individual living in total abject poverty somewhere in the plains of Afghanistan or any other strife ridden country, toiling eight to twelve hours a day in extreme conditions; he barely manages to bring home a dollar so that he can secure himself and his family a square meal. ... When people living in these countries have their basic rights to existence revoked, the very principles and notions we in America take for granted, strong emotions in the form of violence hatred and animosity are generated. ...

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This extreme form of exploitation is many times individually justified, as the slave-holders believe they are masters in the world of business and need to tend to those, who are not equipped with business-sense with guidance. ... Job scarcity, poor living conditions that compound crime, violence, and drug abuse issues in these marginalized groups enhance an already problematic situation of basic survival in the American economy. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Because the poor have very little access to employment, basic services, median incomes, lack of education and violence at the home and outside it hinders the process of changing their current status. ... The problems of the poor will not all be solved at once but, if people start to move into the area of addressing and fixing it; it may not be as extreme as it is now and the vicious cycle can end someday....

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The New York Times" Robert Pear reported that welfare spending has shifted, from a monthly check that could quickly be converted to cash, to paying for transportation from home to work, treating drug use and metal health problems, and providing temporary shelter for women who have suffered domestic violence. ... Ohio's welfare director Joel Potts believes that "the cheapest thing to do is to pay a woman to stay home and raise kids in extreme poverty. ...

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