Myths of American Poverty Rates

There a lot of people out there who say that the economy is in peril or that poverty is high, especially during election time. Common complaints are that most Americans make only thirty thousand dollars a year and should be paid much more, that big businesses harass small businesses and rip people off, and that minimum wage needs to be increased.

But just how true are these assertions? Not in the least. There are questions to be considered and analysis's to be confirmed. How many of the thirty thousand dollar wage earners are young adults who are just beginning their careers? Most of the world is made up of young people, after all. Also, women outnumber men, and female workers are allegedly underpaid, so that might also account for the majority.

Poverty is a frequent object of the political field and anti-poverty rallies are not uncommon, but none of these people seem to take into consideration what reasons an individual may be in poverty for. Millions of our poor are illegal aliens who come into this country with only the clothes on their backs, in which case it is their fault that they have to construct their lives from the ground up. Anybody who puts himself in that situation is not liable to soar through the ranks at Microsoft any time soon. While we're at it, how many companies have been shutdown or have become bankrupt due to convictions of employing illegal aliens?