Blog 1, section 4: What I think 'should be' the legal definition of poverty

The legal definition of poverty, in my personal opinion, should be ‘the inability to meet the basic needs to survive due to their lack of income due to governmental deficiencies, layoffs, and health related obligations’. These conditions should be considered extreme poverty and help should be provided above all else. Failing to obtain help from the government within these defined extreme poverty conditions, when aid is considered necessary, I feel, is the reason for our nation’s rise in poverty. The inability to escape from this underprivileged standard of living and provide themselves and their family with a safe and healthy environment requires considerable attention. Without assistance, breaking free from the cycle of poverty, and lowering the poverty rate itself may be an impossible task.