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Poverty from a conservative point of view There seems to be an increase in poverty in the United States and there are so many theories behind why this might be a problem. It seems as if Society as a whole wants to blame this social "condition" on Society itself. I believe that the problem of poverty lies within the actual individuals that are experiencing poverty. There are a few reasons why people experience poverty. They are as follows: One, the liberal welfare programs that were started in the 1960's, two, individuals lack the characteristic of power and individuality, three, anti-social behavior and the idea that poverty passes from one generation to the next. The liberal welfare programs were started in the 1960's to help individuals obtain better job skills by allowing them to collect welfare benefits while being trained to be skillful in more successful positions.

These programs were originally designed to be a temporary thing because so many jobs were lost due to mechanization, jobs moving from the city to the suburbs even outsourcing. The government failed to realize that these individuals were to be trained. Because they were spending so much money supporting these individuals they weren't able to finance the ability to train these persons. These individuals never took upon their selves to get the training that was needed to better him / her. They were okay with taking a hand out and not working for their selves. These individuals were okay that someone else's hard earned money was being used to take care of a perfectly capable, unwilling to work individual.

Because the individuals were willing to accept the handouts that were given to them they lacked the characteristic of power. It seems as if they were unable to say no to the provided or shall I say free support and unable to say yes to the ability to gain and be able to support their selves. It was so much easier to have someone to do it for them. Not only did they lack integrity but they lacked the power and confidence needed to make it on their own. These individuals knew that the government has been and will continue to support them so they became even lazier. These individuals became lazy and began to involve themselves with only individuals of the sort, which developed into anti- social behavior.

Once the anti-social behavior sets in we can't train these individuals to assimilate into society, we can't train these people to be like you and me. We can't train these people to be normal. I classify normal as someone who is willing to support or at least try to support themselves on a regular basis. If I can work to support me, my family and "you" why can't you work to support "you", this includes your family also. Children are indeed a product of their environment. Being a product of your environment can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing depending on your environment.

In the eyes of poverty I do believe that it is a bad thing because poverty seems to be passed on from generation to generation. You can't expect the next generation to be any better than the last when they aren't able to get a decent education due to lack of knowledge as well as funds. You can't expect them to have job skills that there previous family didn't have because I feel as though they lack the power of motivation. I think individuals are set in the mind frame that "I ain't nothing, you ain't gonna be nothing' " and this is how they live their day to day lives. Being set in this mind frame only allows poverty to continue to recycle and repeat the pattern. This will happen as long as individuals are lazy and unmotivated.

Basically my point is that we as a society continue to blame the "problem" of poverty on society and the government and any one else or thing that will fit in the place to take the blame, but we forget that the Individuals that are in poverty are as much or even more to blame. If these individuals were not dependent upon welfare, had developed the power to change, became more social and decided to break the "family" cycle we wouldn't have such a great deal of poverty on our hands. We as a society look too much into helping others rather than having others help themselves. I believe that there is a chance for everyone to get out of poverty it just depends whether or not you are okay with where you are.

If you are content with living in poverty you will stay in poverty. It's up to you as an individual to make the change.