Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602

Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Poverty

Here's the thing about poverty its a terrible that occurs in the world but some people deserve. For instance, if you filed for bankrupt because of you spending your money and useless items you don't need you deserve to be poor because you weren't saving your money and spending it wisely. I believe that most people who are under the poverty line isn't there fault and those are the people I feel bad for, but the people who spent money on junk deserve to be poor. Don't get me wrong though I wouldn't want anyone to be poor because poor is absolutely terrible. It breaks my heart to see a single mother living with their parents and paying for rent because she cant afford her own apartment. That to me is absolutely horrible and I feel so bad for her because I know she doesn't want her children to live this way but she can't afford it which is so upsetting to me. I love there are food markets that help out people who are poor by using food stamps.It is so sweet of them to do that for the poor and I'm glad we have people like that in our world. Hopefully more people will see what role models they are and start becoming like them because we need more those kind of people in this world. Overall poverty is very sad and is a very heart breaking event that happens throughout the world. I hope in the future that poverty decreases because I hate seeing anyone living on the side of the road and thinking to them self how much longer will they live. No one deserves to live outside in the cold. That's depressing and so hard to watch. So hopefully poverty will decrease in the future.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Dan! I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on poverty. I do agree with most of your thoughts about it too. I agree that people who are below the poverty line don't deserve to be in poverty, and I too feel bad for them. It's upsetting to see how these people have to live and how difficult it is for them. When we were watching the videos on poverty like you had mentioned the women who lives with her mother and twins, I was also sad to see it because I agree she probably doesn't want her kids to have to leave be that way. I know if I were a parent I wouldn't want that for myself or my kids. I also agree with you on how it's a great idea to have food stamps for people who can't afford food I their own. I also feel food pantries are a great thing even though you didn't mention them. I also agree with you on gown it's a good idea that people save their money for important things they need. This is why I agree with you!
    Even though I agree with you on some points, there is one thing I do disagree with you and that's how you said people who waste money on certain things deserve to be in poverty. While I do agree it's a bad idea to waste money, I don't think anyone deserves poverty. It's a serious thing and no matter what kind of person someone may be, it's never a thing someone deserves. People may do bad things but it doesn't mean they're a bad person who deserves to be in poverty as a punishment. It's also not a bad thing for people to want things for fun. If people who wasted money on things they really didn't need but only wanted and was punished with poverty, then I would be in poverty and I'm sure you and many others would be too. This is why I disagree with your point on how people who waste money deserve to be in poverty.

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