Poverty is one of the most horrific epidemics in our society today. Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. It is a very serious problem that many people suffer from today. Many issues such as illness, hunger, and bad sanitation are all causes of poverty. Statistics show that there are over 35 million Americans that live in poverty. That is almost 10% of the whole population. There are many reasons that cause poverty in America. The lack of jobs that are available for people with a low education. People can’t get the education they need because colleges are too expensive. Statistics have also proven that alcohol and drug addiction affect about 20% of the homeless. Poverty is like a disease that is killing this country. What is the government doing to help save this country? For one thing, we need to make more jobs available for people who get the best education. People can’t just survive on minimum wage forever. They have to decide on whether to pay bills or buy food. It is a very difficult position to ever be in. If they don’t pay bills than they can end up being homeless, and if they can’t afford the food they can’t survive. This reminds me of an article I read on talkpoverty.com. They suggested that with the 170 billion in economic saving the government can pay for over 11 million jobs at a salary of $15,000 per year. I 100% agree with this idea. This can help save so many lives of people that are suffering from poverty. In addition, if colleges were less