"The Beautiful, Expanding Future of Poverty" Week 9 Substantive

Nandy's "The Beautiful, Expanding Future of Poverty," while convincing, was demoralizing. Nandy talks about how in democratic states, the poor are often forgotten about, because the average person is well off and doesn't need to deal with it. Though I'm sure that I am also oblivious to the poverty in the United States, I'm still convinced that there is significantly less poverty in democratic states than in other places. It is better to have the majority of the people be well off than to have a few number of people make money and the rest live in poverty. That being said, I feel there is still significant room for improvement within the United States. Our problems with poverty probably can't be fixed with policy change, as to my knowledge there has never been a country with no poverty. At the same time, improving disaster relief response, and creating job programs can certainly help.