is poverty our fault? Options

[jennyt13]

who is the start of poverty? who started it? did we? we know that there are millions of people out there that have it worst than us. there are people out there that are starving but what are we doing? we go around and buy the most unimportant things we don't need. we don't need 4 houses all we need is one!!! we don't need 44 cars all we need is one!!!!!!! why are spending money on the things that we don't actually use or need? And when you are donating your money don't do it because its good image for the public or it makes you look like a good person so everyone will like you after that. do it because its the right thing to do. do it because you know you want to. do it because you know that there are people out there that will do anything to get something to eat. do it because its coming from Your HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[michellerrific]

In my opinion, poverty isn't in our control that much, but more of the government's fault. As of now, they're using majority of the tax money or other federal funds toward things like the war. A lot of that money could help out poor communities. Although I'm not exactly with all this political stuff, that's what I think based on logic.

But then again, who are the people living IN poverty? How did they get themselves there? Drugs? Teenage families? Jail time? (I'm not counting the people who have grown up in poverty all their lives, or through family) It's also their own fault for landing themselves there. If they were more cautious of how they live, maybe we would have less people in poverty.

Oprah, by the way, used to live in poverty when she was young. Now she's one of the richest people. Idk if that was very relevant, but oh well, just a side note.