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Zach
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Does unemployment cause poverty?
May 30, 2006
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What do you think?
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Luke Lieberman
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
May 30, 2006
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well it obviously doesn't create wealth
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
May 30, 2006
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lol
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
May 31, 2006
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Yes, but not poverty only but also HIV and AIDS.Most underdeveloped countries suffer more interms of
poverty as linked to the HIV and AIDS scourge.
Unemployment cause high risk behaviours especially to orphans and child headed families as typical
life example of most Southern African countries.In most African educational institutions including
colleges and universities there is also transactional sexual relationships hence causing the spread
and impact of HIV and AIDS.All is to try and make ends meet.
Unemployment is a conrtibuting factor in most societies worldwide which cause poverty.For example
Zimbabwean poverty datum line lies at a consumer basket of $44 million Zim Dollars as equivalent to
US440/US 500 per month.
Unpemployment rate lies at unprecedented levels and those who are employed cannot afford to survive
with the hard worked earnings per month.
All is caused by poverty and unemployment.
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
May 31, 2006
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What is Poverty?
Well there r so many definitions and faces of poverty,but i would just like us to take cognizance
of a little fact about poverty and unemployment.
Who is qualified to be unemployed? Simple it's anyone who is qualified to be Employed so that life
can be better for that person,but is unemployed.Now being Employed is one of those steps into
getting a good life and being able to live above poverty Level.Hope u get it?
Now coming back to definition of poverty, one of them is that "Poverty is a situation u find urself
in whereby u have what it it takes to live a good life either by right as a citizen of a country or
by right as an educated or Work-ripe human being,but can't ". Unemployment is just a perfect
example,u r a graduate,or so and u r qualified to live a good life,but u can't find a job,thereby u
are unable to above poverty level and u find urself a poor man stricken with poverty despite ur
Qualifications.
Men all am saying is YES Unemployment is the numeru no of the numerous causes of Poverty.
This post was edited on: 2006-05-31 at 08:17 AM by: hoobabanks
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
May 31, 2006
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Hello,
I dont know your location.If you are in Africa,you will know that,the elder brother of poverty is
unemployment.In the first place,I dont know how one can get rich without a job.If you are talking of
poverty of the brain,it is also caused by unemployment which is so idleness.If your brain is
employed, it can make good use of itself to get what you want either in cash or in materials.
But ,by and large the only gate way to extreme poverty and vulnerability of the flying viruses
including HIV/AIDS is poverty.
Nduka
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 1, 2006
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Unemployment definitely does, but I think lack of education contributes a lot as well to poverty.
If there is no education, a person's wages would still remain U$1 since he has no new skills and his
lifestyle would be inherited by his children. Employment ensures a stream of income, yes, but the
mobility of the family's earnings depends on the education their children gets. It goes without
saying that with better education, comes higher level skills and higher wages when they enter the
working class.
Parents are increasingly becoming educational entrepreneurs, creating their own
avenues of economic and social mobility. They realise that education is vitally important and are
ready to make large sacrifices to ensure that their children get the best on offer. But those who
benefit still make up only a small minority of the age group
South Africa
Some people thinks that something else is to blame for poverty though;
Mr Chávez argues that capitalism is the source of all evil: poverty, inequality
and corruption are all laid at the door of “savage neoliberalism”.
Mission
Impossible
(Venezuela)
However I think that capitalism also contributes to reducing unemployment rates and the availability
of jobs, so I have to disagree with him. 
Point blank, there need be better schemes to better educate the children, so that the problem is
solved longterm-wise.
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 1, 2006
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unemployment cause poverty because if u don't have a job to take care of yourself how then do you
survive?not only that ,the Bible says and i quote ;that the hand that does not work will not eat ;so
if that been the case ,if you are not working or rather not employ be able to make aliving
certainly, you will be pooor as a result ,many things may erupt from that things like , stealing
,joinning of bad gang ,becoming a drug addict and just to mention a few. however, on my opinion i
think and also support people that as well agree with me that umeployment cause poverty.
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 1, 2006
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Most people would automatically think yes definately but then what about child labour? Is that not
employment? People are poor and lack education so they must find a way to find some income, and the
only jobs available may be from the companies/corporations that go from country to country, paying
little because they care about no one but themselves. From these jobs it may be easier to for the
employer to become ill, which could be the only way to get income for the family.
I see the essentials of being above the poverty line are health, education, whether or not your
hooked on drugs, and violence
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 9, 2006
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Personally i think unemployment is a major cuase of poverty. Poverty deprives an
individual from having access to the basic neccesities of live which can often be aquired through
money. Unempolyment maight not be a cause of poverty when it is not widespread and hence the
unemployed can depend on other friends and relatives for support to have these basic neccesities.
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 9, 2006
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Personally i think unemployment is a major cuase of poverty. Poverty deprives an
individual from having access to the basic neccesities of live which can often be aquired through
money. Unempolyment maight not be a cause of poverty when it is not widespread and hence the
unemployed can depend on other friends and relatives for support to have these basic neccesities.
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 10, 2006
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Atomy
wrote:
Personally i think unemployment is a major cuase of poverty. Poverty deprives
an individual from having access to the basic neccesities of live which can often be aquired through
money. Unempolyment maight not be a cause of poverty when it is not widespread and hence the
unemployed can depend on other friends and relatives for support to have these basic
neccesities.
Unemployment is a secondary cause of poverty..
Umemployment itself is caused by lack of job offers in the labor market, which is caused by lack of
other things such as number of attractive companies to offer job positions, and also for example
lack of FDI (foreign direct investments) or any other form of foreign investments which might
laterally create jobs...
Umemployment might also be caused indirectly by particularities of social security system as it is
in France. It happens so that some people, old and young, intentionally become unemployed caouse
they know government will pay them enough for a very long time...
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 18, 2006
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youthforchange wrote:
What do you think?
No! Because many millionares & people in power r doing nothing, just like those who r unemploy.
On the other hand, many employed ppl working in sweat shops r struggling in poverty.
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Zach
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 19, 2006
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A perfect example of the horrible things Wal-Mart is doing to third world countries. Here are some
links if you are interested:
www.wakeupwalmart.com
www.walmartmovie.com
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Rick A. Weiss
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Re: Does unemployment cause poverty?
Jun 27, 2006
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Recent documentation in the U.S. shed some light on the "working poor". People are working full
time, yet struggling to make ends meet, well below the poverty line. The same situations exist in
Canada, though public healthcare does allow for a higher quality of life.
I would say that distribution of power is a larger contributor to poverty globally than
unemployment.
Those with power are often more focused on retaining it, than using it to help the less fortunate.
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