According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty rate of people living in the United States has risen to 13.2%. Previously at 12.5%, this sudden rise in poverty can most likely be accredited to the worldwide economic recession, but even the previous 12.5% is not anything to brag about.
Poverty is a growing problem in America, with the hyper rich owning a massive chunk of the nation's wealth. The steady rise of the middle class has brought many out of poverty, but has also distanced the gap between the middle and upper class Americans. Programs like Habitat for Humanity help low income families get back on their feet in these rough times, but they cannot do it all. In order to truly level the playing field, our government will most likely have to raise taxes for the hyper rich, and lessen taxes on the poor, a solution that will anger many republicans, but one that is a necessity to keep our country on its feet.
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