what are some ways to help break poverty?

Question

poor gets poorer while the rich gets richer. what u don't know is that the poorer we get, the more our race dies off. greed are in the pockets of the rich. they feel they should not have to share the wealth . or the secret to being wealthy or even give change to the homeless. people have things in their homes that the don't even use. verses the poor praying day and night for have the things the wealthy has. if you think this is not fair, like I do, how can we solve this problem together? you may think this idoes not concern you but it does, if you are fortunate, solving this problem will help you keep your possessions, poor people goes to despirate measures, if you are poor, you need to come up with a working strategy to gain some kind of steady income.

Answer 1

READ GREGORY D'S................................................

I know education SOUNDS lame but here is a for instance.

let's suppose it took you 7.5% interest on a loan to make a 12 % profit could you stay in business? You earned 4.5%
it cost 2% for rent 2% for labor and 3% cost of your goods you just lost 2.5% this is very a simplistic model.

Why in the world do people pay high percentages on Credit Cards because they do not have discipline to wait to buy junk that doesn't make them any money. So until we educate people how to use money and save money it will always be "the POOR GET POORER"
One piece of advice if you are limited on funds for your next purchase.... buy SOMETHING that will make you money.
A broom, shovel, tools, a water hose to start washing cars,
or Save that money so you can HIRE someone to wash the cars.

I know this sounds kinda silly but seriously think about it...to save your money for a week or a month and start your own business. Something you enjoy and to fill a need in your community.


Why am I telling you this.... when you already have a business..
Everyone needs to go to 5415 S. Ashland Ave to get beautiful. lol

Answer 2

The first step is discipline. 80% of those that won millions from the lotto or from a lawsuit no longer have that money. Mike Tyson went from having $300 million to being in debt by $30 million in less than 10 years.

The second step is a strong work ethic. This includes not smoking, not being drunk and not doing illegal drugs. Working on the railroad or on the docks are $60,000 a year jobs and you don't need a college degree to do either. Both face shortages of workers.

The third step is an education. This includes completing high school, reading at the library and being an intern. This will create more options.

Answer 3

First thing is to give the People hope. Once they can hope for something, they will be willing to take risks. This is a crucial stage. The risks that they need to take involve leaving their situation, and making a new one. Oportunity abounds, but requires for people to be willing to make sacrifices and take risks. In this risk stage, the person adresses what is needed in the area. I'm not talking about an extra police footpatrolman, but, maybe that's a good place to start. Money doesn't have to be the wage one earns. One person could offer a guy or girl a meal, just to come by, and make sure the door is locked. I ain't talkin' McDonald's either. I'm talking a full blown meal. Another person could give a few articles of clothes. Another could offer their tailoring services to keep that person's clothes in order. Keep stacking the contributions from the community, and those who are on the bottom can be brought into a good, decent lifestyle by serving their neighbors. In time, they may even begin paying wages, as crime drops, and business increases. Before you know it, that person is buying a car, and is able to take people places, while they do their rounds. Someone chips in for gas, and soon you have a community serviceman, who knows everyone, alerts the police, when something bad is going down, and can get people to places reliably, when the bus system is overtaxed.

That was just a hypothetical situation, but, it certainly shows what I'm saying. When we begin to show our fellow man that he has something to hope for, he will know he has a reason to excel. THAT is where poverty is beaten.

Answer 4

You are 100% correct. But, I don't know the answers. I wish I did!

There are things that I know would really make a difference, but these things would be very difficult to accomplish. Not impossible, but difficult. One thing is that we need to abolish the Federal reserve, and the illegal income tax. There are people who are trying to do just that, and I pray for their success! I am not exactly well off myself, and I know where you are coming from. Let us hope that if we are able to somehow, dis-empower the globalists, that the world will become a kinder, more spiritually evolved and enlightened place to live!!!!!

Answer 5

The only thing that can help us get rid of poverty is by educating people. Education is the greatest. Have you ever heard of any country with a 80% literacy rate that the people are poor?

Answer 6

I think that people should take advantage of education and work harder and stop blaming people but step up and take action to help change things for the better.

Answer 7

Maybe we can talk Oprah, Bill Gates, and Exxon to spread the wealth. Give us money......Oprah has 4 or 5 houses all over the world. Why does she need all them houses? She can't live in them at the same time......

Answer 8

First of all, I’ve been poor and I know what it’s like. It’s not all bad. No one in the United States has to be homeless or poor unless they have no desire to be anything else. We have so many charitable organizations, so many sources of help, so many ways to get money, that all you need to is dispense with your pride long enough to find out how to tap into those resources. If you want some lessons, just tag along with a bunch of illegal aliens. They’ve managed to find out how to play the system and play on the sympathies of enough U.S. Citizens that we don’t even punish them for the crimes they commit.

Here’s how I went about getting out of poverty – and let me tell you, you are never out of poverty, you just exchange one form of poverty for another. You become slaves to your things and your status. You pay more for rent, insurance, property upkeep, education, and goods and services that, if you are poor, you can get for free if you know how or for little cost. You work longer hours, spend less time at home, don’t have time to enjoy the things you acquired because you’re too busy paying for the privilege of owning them. I picked garbage – pop bottles that had a deposit and cashed them in. I collected aluminum cans and other junk and offered to clean up lots for a little money and/or the junk that I could sell to junk dealers. I learned how to fix things with tools that I bought from the little bit of money I got from the bottles or from the junk or borrowed from people. I always returned those tools in as good a condition or better than I received them. Some people even gave me tools because I fixed stuff for them. I shoveled coal, chopped wood, weeded gardens, picked crops, painted fences, shoveled snow, delivered newspapers on foot, or did whatever I could to earn a few bucks to help me out. I learned how to build shelters in the woods or in the fields that would keep me warm and dry. I learned how to fish and trap animals for food. Because I knew how to do all of this, I wasn’t afraid of losing what little I had. Therefore, I always had a roof over my head and I always managed to get some kind of work. I always helped others and shared what little I had. When you help others, you ultimately help yourself because you are no longer isolated and the others may know more than you know about some things. I used the libraries and as a child I would watch people working and ask them questions about what they were doing and even volunteered to help them if they would let me. I learned how to lay bricks, build things, plant things, fix things, etc. Instead of going around feeling sorry for myself because I didn’t have nice things or the things I wanted, I bothered people with questions and gave them free labor for education and sometimes food and board. I studied and worked and played a little. I didn’t waste my time drinking alcohol, smoking or doing drugs. I spent my time working and learning. As a result, there isn’t much I can’t do. Now, I can choose what I want to do.

We have a group that we formed to try to help American citizens and Legal Immigrants get a leg up. We help them write their resumes and we get businesses and corporations to tell us what their needs are for employees. Then we match those employees with the jobs and send them out for the interviews. Whether they get hired or not depends on the person. We found that we can train people to do a job – someone who might not be that well qualified but who has the desire and willingness to learn – and that person can become an excellent, sought-after employee because they are dependable and capable.



There are so many organizations that will help poor people – The Salvation Army, Goodwill, Churches, Homeless shelters that you have only to find those people and show your stuff by volunteering your services to pay for the things you want. They even help people get jobs.

So, quit your bitching, get off your duff and on your feet, be willing to work an honest day for sometimes a less than honest day’s pay until you can prove yourself, buy stuff at garage sales and/or learn to fix stuff and then sell it. If you have access to the Internet, as you no doubt do, since you were able to post this question, your opportunities are unlimited.

If you have a group of you or a number of you in a building or neighborhood, get together. Have a meeting and determine your wants, desires and needs. Then pool your resources. Work together to help each other with babysitting, housecleaning, food, clothing, even rent. Share resources. Share rides. Share costs.

Answer 9

Join the Republican Party and get involved in all of the graft and corruption - like all the other ones do!

Hey!

It worked for Bush didn't?????????????

Answer 10

Education, self-motivation, and work ethic.