Pandemic Impact on People in Poverty

 Nikolas Cantu

Mr.Roddy

IHSS

6 April 2021


Pandemic Impact on People in Poverty

While we have all experienced the effects of covid 19 and its effect on our economy, community, and family we have not paid as much attention to those that do not have the safe opportunities that we have. Poverty and homelessness are both very big issues that tie into civil rights. Since this pandemic has started back in 2019 tens of millions of people have lost their job to this pandemic and the numbers only seem to be growing. Losing jobs at a time like this only causes more issues as people then have to deal with possible eviction and more importantly food and water. While the stimulus checks do seem to help some people they do not seem to be of much assistance for those that have lost their jobs and are falling into poverty. The government's focus seems to be towards helping those in our community and across our nation yet they do not seem to have a focus or even an idea of how to help those in poverty. It is more than just an issue especially during this crisis that the world is experiencing we need to have a focus on those less fortunate rather than trying to maintain happiness for those that are doing fine. It makes it even harder for those that have children as they not only need to financially support their house, and common needs but also need the money to give their children a good education. Looking at the chart below we can clearly see that there is a much higher percentage of people with a low income budget that are suffering the most when it comes to basic needs, financial payments, mental health, and work. 

Graph showing that low-income households disproportionately struggle to meet basic needs

While those that are well past financially stable are having issues we need to focus on those that have close to no money as they need to be our priority. It is civilly and morally wrong to treat those that are not suffering nearly as much as others with a priority. While it may not sound like according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness over half a million people are currently experiencing homelessness in America alone. This virus has created a lot of pressure on low-income families and has significantly pushed their chances of becoming homeless during the time of this pandemic. I am going to take a step back from just the overall financial effects that those in low-income families are having. What makes this far worse than what it seems, at least in my opinion, are the morals that America has to seem to break. Every Time a president or state representative is running for office in any position they always have to make it clear that they want to help but when they are elected it does not seem that way. While this is a very different and interesting situation that we have not dealt with in a very long time we still need to be prepared and ready to help the public yet that doesn't seem like the case. Like I said earlier our focus should not be on those that are already financially stable we need to focus on those that truly need help like the millions that have lost their jobs. To me, it seems that our government's moral compass has been lost as they seem to be scattering to help the people of our nation. I am not an expert on the nation's issues and the best ways to help fix them but simply as a citizen, I can say that this should be a priority so that we can start to reduce the level of homeless and low-income families to better the communities that we all live in.


United states: PANDEMIC impact on people in poverty. (2021, March 10). Retrieved April 09, 2021, from https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/02/united-states-pandemic-impact-people-poverty

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