Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump: Poverty In The United States

In the beginning, God said, “Let there be poverty,” and there was poverty. Although this is apparently false, poverty has been a growing problem in the United States since its founding in 1776. For centuries, presidents have been conjuring up ways to cure this ongoing headache in our society with policies and procedures that have been either somewhat successful or a complete failure. This year, on November 8th, the next candidate will be determined who will try to defeat this problem once again. The 2016 presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, have drastically different views on how to attack poverty in America. Trump believes in the system of “trickle-down economics”, while Clinton seeks to raise the federal minimum wage

One of which is known as the “10-20-30” plan. The 10-20-30 plan distributes 10 percent of federal investments to communities where 20 percent of the population has been living below the poverty line for 30 years. This plan also places importance on minority communities that have been obstructed by the barriers of racism. Her concluding point goes back to an idea close to her heart, because she devoted many years of her life to the cause: creating chances for children and fairness for families. She gave The New York Times this quote that enforced her ideas, “We need to expand access to high-quality child care and guarantee paid leave so parents at all income levels can balance their jobs and lives. And we will work to double investments in Early Head Start and make preschool available to every 4-year-old because our children deserve the best possible start in life.” Donald Trump’s economic plan gives the wealthy the most support, but the underprivileged are the ones who really need it, and Hillary Clinton’s strategies allow anyone and everyone a fair

Hillary Clinton’s central goal of making the U.S. economy something that works for not only those with money but also those with less money is something that can work in the thriving equality movement of today. Clinton’s five main points of investing in infrastructure to establish good paying jobs, raising minimum wage while also giving women equal pay, creating affordable housing, the 10-20-30 plan, and finally creating opportunities for children and fairness for families will give everyone in America the opportunity to achieve. This is something America has struggled with in previous years. During her 22 years of political experience, Clinton has witnessed many previous presidents trying to mend the pathetic economic state. She has now tediously thought of a logical plan to revive the impoverished communities on our home turf. In contrast, Donald Trump has only recently become attentive to politics after previously focusing on his career as a big business man and fame as a reality television show star. Donald Trump has instead suggested a more broad plan that recent Republican candidates have favored but has not been as successful as needed. His support of trickle-down economics shows Trump does