America The Poor Analysis

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The poor will not always be with us in a country filled with opportunity. “The world does not need poor countries in order to have rich countries, nor must some people be poor in order for others to be rich”(Wheelan 145). WHeelan explains that the poor will never be with us because the poor are the ones that are not taking advantage of human capital. The difference between the wealthy and the poverty stricken also lies in the health of an economy. For example, if a factory is closing, they find a new business and buy the old one out then the individual will work for the new owner. Individuals with less motivation and education would just let the factory close and find them unemployed. “For a complex array of reasons, America’s poor have not
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