Poverty and the contributing factors In the journalistic archives of William Morris he states that socialism is " the increase of wealth by means of the combination and co-operation of the varying powers and capacities of men, and the equitable distribution of the wealth so produced; and as each man's capacities can be used for the benefit of the community". In this type of society an individual will not suffer from poverty unless the whole of …showed first 75 words of 1281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1281 total…that the gap between the impoverished and others will not be narrowed if the traditional patterns of occupational, social and environmental change are maintained. So poverty will always exist in a capitalistic society, because it is the driving force for prosperity. Works Cited Fishman, Leo. Poverty amid Affluence. New Haven; <Tab/>Yale University, 1968 US Federal Reserve Board. Survey of Consumer Finances, by National Organization of Research at University of Chicago, Jan. 2004