Argument Essay: How to handle the poverty problem

Do you know which countries have a problem with poverty? With the rapid development of society, a lot of people think that poverty is not a serious problem, but the truth is that poverty is still very common in a lot of places. A lot of people cannot eat enough or get education, because the economy is keeping them down. If governments help poor people by assisting them to feed their families and educate their children, the problem of poverty will be solved, and the economy would ultimately improve.

Government can help people feed their families. They cannot solve the problem by themselves, so the government should help them. I saw some data form the discovery channel. Every year almost 4 million people die because of hunger, and over two billion people do not have enough to eat. Poverty is a large problem that will not be easy to solve, but governments must help their people. The whole country will not be stable. Survival is the most important problem to people. If people cannot eat, they will not focus on friendship, love, or even family bonds. I think there are a few ways to solve the world’s hunger problems. For example, government can organize people to grow food. If the land is not good for farming, people can make their own unique local products to trade for food. We can plan a lot of things, but we can do nothing without food. It is the first step.

Second, the government can help people get an education. If people can learn enough, they will change their life. The more knowledge they have, the more opportunity to earn; the more possibility they have to succeed, the better their chances at changing their life. For example, Abraham Lincoln was very poor when he was a child, but his stepmother took care of him very well. He got enough education to become a lawyer. Finally, he became the president of the United States. If everyone learns enough, they will change their life and earn more money.

Last but not least, the country’s economy will develop. Like I just mentioned, government can help people get enough food and get educated. Ultimately, people can change the economy. If the country is rich, the government can solve problems more easily. For example, Saudi Arabia’s government is very rich, so they can send a lot of people to study abroad. If the government handles the poverty problem well, the country will be getting strong. For example, China was very poor in the past. In last thirty years, the government was very successful to handle the poverty problem. Now China is becoming rich. However, many say that the government does not have enough money to solve the poverty problem. I think this is a very important question. If a country has a lot of poor people, I do not think the government will be very rich. It is hard to let the government help poor people. Fifty years ago, China was very poor, and Chinese people were even poorer. Although the Chinese government really wanted to help the Chinese people, the government did not have the ability to help. I think different cases of poverty require different solutions.

If the government solves the poverty problem well, the country would not have starving people. Their people could get education, and the economy would improve. To sum up, poverty is a hard problem, but it is the most serious problem to handle.