How poverty is defined by the United States government as well as by the American people is crucial in both understanding and in ending poverty. Please refer to the following link for further insight on this issue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States

believe poverty is the result of choice, I say it is not. It is very easy in economic times like this to fall from making it, to losing your home, car, healthcare and security. People lose jobs through no fault of their own, cannot find new jobs, again through no fault of their own, and when the unemployment is gone, so is their food.

We can't just sit and watch more and more people forced into poverty, what will you do to make a difference?