In the United States, poverty is usually thought of as severe economic deprivation that prevents people from living with dignity. Despite decades of effort and billions of dollars, poverty in the United States continues unabated. Recent research suggests that poverty is a kind of proxy, or stand-in, for the:

inability of the government to develop successful programs to halt poverty.

failure of the tax code to fairly levy taxes on income.

underlying social disease of inequality and economic segregation.

failure of a capitalist market to provide food supply points in poor areas.

underlying social disease of inequality and social segregation

Explanation:

Inability of the government etc. : if successfull programs by governments really existed to halt poverty there would be no poverty. Governments themselves are part of the problem.

Failure of the tax code etc. : whether it exists or not, the effect is trivial.

Failure of a capitalist market etc. : food supply points don´t solve the problem; they only mitigate it temporary.

In short, the basic problem is that the powerful elite will always try to maximalize profits and by doing so, making the economic gap wider. Furthermore, governments have less and multinational corporations more power.

despite recent progress in bangladesh in the areas of poverty and human development indicators such as literacy and life expectancy, inequalities in income and consumption rates have increased, with 32% of the population living below the poverty line.

bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries; the size of illinois, bangladesh has a population of 156 million people, half the population of the united states. despite recent progress out of poverty and increasing human development indicators such as literacy and life expectancy, inequalities in income and consumption rates have increased (undp 2005). 32% of the population lives below the national poverty line, most of whom are women and children. the prevalence of child (under 5) malnutrition is 33%, one of the highest in the world.

the disproportionate poverty faced by women and girls comes as a result of discrimination and exclusion within bangladeshi society, struggling to establish their rights and influence in decision-making processes. traditional practices such as dowries, child marriages and the relegation of being last to eat have created a demeaning and dangerous sociopolitical context for girls and women. (world vision, 2014)

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