Will poverty ever be wiped out???

Question

Will poverty end??
Or does it keep the world going??
And keep the world in equilibrium?

For those of you that dont know what world equilibrium is;
Its where the world is in balance, ie the amount of rich and poor is balanced.

Answer 1

It's highly unlikely it will ever be wiped out - extremely sad but almost certain.

Answer 2

No, everybody seems to think that if the "rich" countries give enough it'll go away, well that sounds good but it's absolutely wrong for a number of reasons, first, unless you get the run away population growth stopped there is no chance in the world of making a difference simply because you're constantly chasing a moving target. This year we need X number of meals a day given the three meal a day norm or even two a day, next year we that plus another 50 million lets say times 3 meals (a day!) then the next year it's the new number plus another 55 million meals (a day!) and so on and so on and so on, and also add to that water to drink which is also becoming an increasingly big problem, I said 55million the second time because now there more people who naturally have more babies, just as a matter of course, again, and so on and so on, and so on and the number just snowballs. So I hope you and a lot of other people can see that poverty and how to deal with it is a bit more involved than just saying the rich countries need to do more.

Answer 3

There will be poor always.

Capitalism is the only form of government that has made any kind of dent in it, but then it eventually gets watered down (or guilted) into a Socialist form of government. Socialism, while a lofty ideal, has NEVER EVER EVER EVER worked, as many times as it's been tried. It is such a dismal failure that it always has to be forced onto people. Socialism almost destroyed the American colonies when they were first established by dividing equally amonst those who contributed and those who didn't. And therein lies the rub: Why work when you can be compensated just as much for doing nothing?

Poverty will exist for as long as people refuse to use common sense and do what works instead of hanging onto old dreams of what they WISH would happen. Poverty will also exist as long as there is terrorism and evil. The poorest places on Earth are that way IN SPITE OF how much money is given to them. Tens of millions of dollars intended to help the Palestinians in the West Bank ended up in Yassir Arafat's Swiss Bank accounts. Was that money ever returned? Was he (when he was alive) or his wife ever held accountable? How much good could that money have done the intended individuals?

And then there are those who need poverty to keep their jobs, so there is no incentive for them to eliminate it. They actually work to ensure it stays or gets worse.

Money is not the answer, accountability is. When EVERYONE is held accountable, regardless of their political orientation, then poverty will end.

Answer 4

It could be done in a day. The whole world would thrive economically if there was no government corruption. And if (let's pretend because this will never happen in my life-time) billionaires and multi-millionaires gave a fraction of what they earned to every poor family in the world instead of charities.

Not that charities wouldn't still exist because people will still have or get cancer, other illnesses, short, long, and terminal. There'd be other disasters like Katrina to clean-up after. But if rich people did such a thing as this. It would be wiped out in a day. Maybe two.

Answer 5

1) Do not think so
2) as above
3) yes. It might sound harsh but poverty creates jobs for people in developed countries.
People are giving away what they do no need anymore and buy new items.
Extra food is grown just to feed to starving people in other countries.
People with higher education are going to 'underdeveloped' countries to study and achieve higher grades for honours etc
4) Not sure how to answer that. I cannot see an equilibrium in this situation. In my opinion, there was always poverty around but looking at Africa, it was never so poor as now.

Answer 6

I believe, in this world we are living in. It does keep the world in equilibrium, as you put it. Mainly, because of the socioeconomic structurer of the world it self. IF we did not have this, we would live in an communist world, just like anarchy for example, which with no government, there would be no laws, ideals, or leadership. Simply put, We have Rich & Poor. As hard as it is to take, it is what it is.
This is not to say, that those of us more fortunate, can not aid in the displacement of certain elements of poverty. Its just that the thought of having a world of total equality in the means of monetary value, has already been construed, and the result was catastrophic.

Answer 7

I don't know about you, but I think that poverty can be eradicated. But to me, there are a few steps that any given country must take, and a question that must be answered. What is your definition of poverty?

The so called "developed" world of the now wouldn't be where it is now without America, and it is getting richer all the time. Look at countries like Singapore or Switzerland, and you'll see what I mean. Well-managed countries can be rich.

If you're talking about Africa, I still think that poverty can be eradicated. The only problems are:
-Environmental (bad crops, lack of water)
-Economical (their markets flooded with cheap imports)
-Political (completely incompetent despots for leaders)

Ultimately, though, I think it boils down to one simple fact: too many people. Too many people need too much water, food, clothing, sanitation, etc. If Africa's population was to decrease, then poverty would definitely follow the same trend.
In other words, they should stop f*cking each other.

It cannot be true that poverty keeps the world going. On average, the world (excluding Africa) is getting richer. I suppose that Africa's exponentially increasing population is bringing wealth down. Sustainability is important if wealth is to be attained, and men in Africa seem to be only thinking of the pleasures of the moment.

To be honest, though, I don't think that poverty is the main problem that needs to be solved. As long as people's basic needs are met right now, we cannot start thinking about solving poverty. Look at Maslow's hierarchical thingymabob.

To end with, I will refer to the King of Bhutan (or Nepal or whatever). Rather than implementing a GDP per capita, he put forth a gross happiness index. I think that this is an example to be followed by poor countries. Meet the citizens' basic needs (food, water, clothing, housing) and then move on. Cooperate with sustainable development NGOs and then start with economical development. And quit the IMF and all of that "free-trade" cr*p; they're sh*t.

Poverty will end. It will take time, though.

Answer 8

No.

Rich countries have it in their power to wipe out most of the world's poverty today. The problem is people - they're greedy, and most people in rich countries want to have more than they have now. Plus there's a whole bunch of poor countries where the rulers are corrupt, and rather than helping their people they rip them off and only look after themselves... so even if rich countries give them more money (which has happened a lot historically), those dictators only use it to line their own pockets.

The end of poverty is nice in theory though, and I believe we can go along way to helping people who are in poverty... but I think the ideal of *no* poverty will never happen.

Answer 9

Even if all the worlds riches were equally distributed between everyone, there would soon be poor people, because many don't have the intelligence, or personal restraint to use their share properly. This has been scientifically proven !! Someone always comes out on top, and some on the bottom. Utopia will always be just a dream, or failed experiment.

Answer 10

Probably not because it is a relative term. But, I have no idea what world equilibrium is or how poverty might keep it there. What keeps the world going is volition. That defines life and without life the whole issue is moot.

Answer 11

It can be wiped out but only with population control. The current approach, where we allow population to balloon, will always ensure their are hungry mouths to feed. As we can see from Northern Europe, it is possible to rid countries of poverty, but not if we allow the 'third worldification' of the world which is what the 'multiculturalists' want.