2006-10-01 03:40:11 · 5 answers · asked by George Manheaven 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
why we can't do away with poverty?
2006-10-01 14:22:26 · update #1
I'm assuming the question is "Why can't we do away with poverty?"
Without poverty there'd be no incentive to work,especially at the lowest level, least paying, least desirable, and least satisfying jobs. Productive society as we know it would come to a grinding halt. Society has to have a threat of potential dire circumstances for not showing up to the demeaning,humiliating, boring, thankless jobs that so many people work. And for those who say "They could get other jobs", sure they could...but the bad jobs would still need to be done and somebody would still need to do them. The only reason anyone goes to those kinds of jobs is because their circumstances would be worse if they didn't and for whatever reason they can't get anything better at the moment.
As long as there is a social strata underneath you that you do not want to become a part of, you will do whatever you have to do to stay out of it - including work a job you hate. Poverty is the ultimate thing to avoid and it can't serve as motivation unless it actually exists. Poverty has always existed and it always will.
2006-10-01 16:34:44 · answer #1 · answered by mztreasure999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL get the congressmen outta office and President Bush!
2006-10-02 01:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by jessica h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you a politician ?
2006-10-01 10:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by Phantom of the Opera 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
honestly.....i have no clue.
2006-10-01 11:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by Socastee_Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please rephrase in correct English.
2006-10-01 10:47:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋