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mp14 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Can poverty be eliminated in the United States? Justify your answer.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What can the federal government do to get all people permanently above the poverty line? What assumptions have to be in place?

What will be an ideal response?

matt · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Articulate the reasons why people tend to believe poverty cannot be overcome.
2. Note the assumptions that have to be in place to actually overcome poverty.
3. Justify whether you think poverty can actually go away.

Answer to Question 2

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Explain why the private sector alone cannot eliminate poverty.
2. Outline what the federal government can do and has done.
3. Assess the assumptions that have to be in place for this change to occur.