There is an old saying, "poverty will always be with us". It's sad that many people get trapped in cycles of poverty as was shown on the video. Some of the reasons people cannot escape this cycle are because of poor work ethic, lack of standard education, and sometimes cultural standards. In some scenarios poverty will always be a part of our normal society, because even if the standard of living is higher, the lowest …showed first 75 words of 310 total…

…showed last 75 words of 310 total…this culture of poverty as well and pass on this concept. I believe that poverty will always exist in society because poor work ethics hinder them from obtaining more successful careers and lack of education keeps them from making the most sensible choices in life. Some people argue that the poor themselves construct their culture of poverty but others argue that this culture was created by the rest of society. I'm still debating this issue.