Poverty in The U.S

Poverty in the United States is cyclical in nature with roughly 13 to 17% of Americans living below the federal poverty line at any given point in time, and roughly 40% falling below the poverty line at some point within a 10-year time span. Poverty is defined as the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.[1] Approximately 43.6 (14.3%) million Americans were living in poverty in 2009, up from 39.8 million (13.2%) in 2008

Opinion : Poverty in the U.S is a big problem that is starting to develop. But I do not think it is the all the government's fault. Maybe a little bit because of our economy is still having some problems but at the same time there are a lot of other factors that cause poverty.