Newsela - Assignment #6

Lexi Lynae Haley

Mrs. Latall 

Honors English I

October 17, 2014

In Some States, the Difference Between Poor and very Poor is a Big Problem

    In this article it states the difference between poor and very poor, of course. So, there is this thing called a poverty line, and it is the line that separates the people with more money, to the people with the lesser amount of money. In this article, I also read about some of the reasons these people are homeless or are part of the "very poor" category. It is usually because the people who have been arrested and businesses won't be hired, because they are people who have been in trouble with the law and police, and the owners of these businesses don't want to be seen as those people who hire the people who have been arrested. 

    Personally, I think that all the people who are poor do kind of deserve what they have...and I know that sounds really bad to say, because some people can't help being poor...and right now, I'm not talking to them. I'm talking to the ones who have gotten into trouble with the law, and now will not be hired, and can't be given any money from the government because they don't have an address to send it to. They're homeless, and it's all because of the mistakes they made. I'm not saying that it is right for somebody to be homeless...I think everybody needs a home. But, if you totally earned your spot on the side of the road...by all means...take it. Now let's talk to those people who can't help being poor. I'm sorry to those of you who just don't quite have enough money, and it's not that earned it to be just that way...I don't think you did. I think somewhere along the way, you just got caught in the wrong boat, and I'm sorry. I wish everybody had a home, and a family to love when they came home. But, sadly, that isn't how today's sosiety is. Today's sosiety is filled with people who think having enough money fills the whole that their family has. That is so very wrong. And cuddos to those of you who don't treat your money like a trophy to show off...you keep it hidden away, and saved. Good. I did enjoy this article. It gave me much to say. Much to talk about.