Is Poverty an Individual Failure

Is Poverty an Individual Failure? Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course code Date The United States is perceived as a land of opportunity, and everyone is working hard to fulfill the American dream. It alludes that success hails from working hard, taking responsibility, and upholding one’s morals. Millions of immigrants leave their home countries to fetch success in the land of opportunity, despite these appraisals; poverty is still evident in the United States. Thousands of United States citizens cannot afford to eat decent meals daily, lack affordable health care, and lack shelter and some even living in the streets. Poverty in the US is regarded as an individual failure, and no one has to blame for leaving the plights of the poor unaddressed by neither the government nor society. According to (Thrush 2018), more people live in poverty today in the US more than the severity in 20 years, with over 30 million individuals lacking affordable health care. The American Society does not want to acknowledge that poverty is deeply rooted in the US, spreading cheap allegations of poverty and false stereotypes blaming people for being poor. Poverty is not a personal choice but emanates from structural and social differences. Marginalization and disparity are to blame for poverty in the