Poverty means people who live without much money or below standard. Almost half the world live on less than $2.50 a day, which is shocking. I hardly believe that there are that much people who suffer from poverty. Not that I don’t know there are people suffering from poverty, but it’s unbelievable that over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. They can’t even feed themselves properly with that little amount of money.
There are many negative effects from poverty. People won’t be able to buy books or afford to go to school. Nearly a billion people in 21st century can’t read a book or write their names. This is so sad while most of us complain about our school or even are too lazy to study when we have the chance. Some developing countries spent every year on weapons instead of putting every child into school. It also implies that people live in a war without going to school. They certainly suffer from poor living conditions.
Despite these problems caused by poverty, is it enough to blame poor people? Is it because they are too lazy to go to school or make poor decisions? It’s fair to say that it’s not their fault at all while government or rich people should be responsible or be helping these poor people out. The government of poor nations and their people are often powerless. Should the wealthy nations give them a hand when they have the ability?
I believe everyone doesn’t want to see people dying from hunger, wars and poor living conditions so if you have the power, please go help them by donate money or any other helpful ways. We need to spread awareness and let the world know that half the world live on poverty. We need to stop poverty now!
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