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This 12 page paper looks at poverty in America from a Marxist perspective. Many concepts are defied and explored inclusive of social stratification. Income parameters are discussed in depth and racial issues are also addressed. A Marxist view is supported. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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hungry child starve? There are numerous theories as to why some people are poor or homeless. Many theories blame the victim and instead of looking at the government, or the
system, people suggest that individuals are lazy and that anyone can get a job and put food on the table. Yet, if that were the case, why are so
many people struggling? Do they simply overextend themselves, not living within their means, or is minimum wage not sufficient to live a minimum lifestyle? Might the system be to blame
after all? Karl Marx thought so. Marx saw the society as being divided by class. In fact, to Marx and his cohort Friedrich Engels, one could divide the society
into the haves and the "have nots." The workers would be the latter as those who owned the businesses would reap the profits. Things are not much different in America
today. A CEO can make millions of dollars per year, while a janitor on the bottom of the rung might make not much more than $5 dollars per hour in
that same company. The disparity is what not only causes poverty, but a sense of alienation. Alienation is devastating and permeates the soul. Marx saw capitalism as the culprit in
creating poverty as it divided the people. Many would think that those in the higher echelons of society would reach their hands out to the poor, as they are most
deserving of help. Yet, there is also a chasm between the deserving, and the undeserving poor, in society. Unfortunately, American culture seems to embrace the idea that the rich should
be worshipped and the poor are simply not deserving of such fanfare. Rather, the poor are discarded and ignored. Public policy of late tends to try to get these undeserving
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