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According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau on in five children under 18, are living in poverty in the United States. The incidence of poverty rates varies widely across the population according to age, education, labor force attachment, family living arrangements, and area of residence and other factors. Kids with single mothers are more prone to poverty because these mother need to support their children on their own. In 2012, a child living in a single mother family was well over four times more likely to be poor than a child living in a married-couple family. In 2012, among all children living in single mother families 47.2 percent were living in poverty.

More and more Americans have jobs since the economy started to rebound. But many of them are still trying to catch up. The 1990s were a time when employment was high, and we could cut welfare rolls and push people into work. The 2000s and 2010s  have been characterized by crappy jobs with very little pay, and by a government hesitant to spend any of its tax dollars on people at the bottom end of the income ladder.  Families that have kids are generally doing better than couples in a relationship and or childless. But still the number of people in poverty is insane.

These numbers will only stay the same or even rise if we don't seek a change in government. They should be assisting these families and help them  get on their feet. Once they are able to provide for themselves and family they can pay them back over time. In some other countries such as  Chile the government provides housing for poverty stricken families and lets them pay it off and add to the housing over time. This system has proved to be very successful in the urban communities effected by poverty. This system may be a way the Unite States can decrease its poverty rate.