Why are majority of people really poor?

[brownn]

It is so annoying seeing people begging for survival it really breaks my heart.
I really tried to figure out why majority of people are so poor to a climax of begging for survival.
I don't know if I am to blame the government or individuals.  Anyways here are the following factors that convince me why majority of people are poor.

1. Health challenge
2. Lack of good education
3. Financial debt
4. Unemployment
5. Ghost names
6. Regional zone

HEALTH CHALLENGE: this means people with disabilities and also people with someone kind of illness that can not permit them to work.

LACK OF GOOD EDUCATION it is really abnormal and annoying to see the kind of failed system of education we have in some countries, because the systems are corrupt majority of the students follow suits, basically stopped attending lectures therefore can't defend themself or their professions, automatically making them self jobless.

FINANCIAL DEBT: their are some individuals who tried to see how they can stand and make things worked for them self, but is so unfortunate that the accumulated debt they have enquire will not allow them grow. (Debt) is a goal to poverty.

UNEMPLOYMENT the rate at which majority of people are unemployed in this country are so alarming, basically there are jobs everywhere but greedy people who has the opportunity are not making this job opportunities available for people, rather they give it to their people who are not really qualified for the job.

GHOST NAMES this might sound some how for those who have not had about ghosts names,
In the civil service commission this is where you find thousands and millions of names that are not in existence probably they are died names, denying people who are alive to work and earn a living.

With all this that have been outlined above I think I am convinced  why the rate of poverty in the country.

I can answer for my country. Most of the people here are poor because the powerful people like politicians want it to be like this. They want them to remain weak, poor and uneducated so that they do not question the authority and the authority keeps to  do all evil it wants to without any interruption.

[alani123]

On a national level, people are poor because capitalism makes it so rich people stay rich while everyone else, the 99.9% of the population, the working class, work to be taken advantage by the rich class.

On the international level, imperialism is still a thing economically and not just to gain grounds as it used to be in world wars and colonialism. Certain countries are being taken advantage by others. Ex colonies of France are taken advantage by today's "democratic" France by French companies taking their uranium and fossil fuels for nothing. This doesn't let these African countries develop. The French big interest perpetuate these situations by utilizing the country's army and intelligence to install dictators at will.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

We shouldn't really be thinking that it's going to be possible to get rich, or even live a decent life, just because we gain a skill. We also have to learn an additional skill, which is sales. No matter what skill you learn, add sales into it and you will do fine. I have learned that the hard way and I hardly suggest others to be great at it first.

In general I'll say networking, just have a big network because that's the only way you can get things easy for you. What you don't have or know, your network can help you. Just as you said, you can be a web designer or coder and still not get gigs but with your network, gigs will be coming to you without you finding them. You mightn't have to sell yourself although that's another vital point that you're making because learning how to market your business is an important skills to have. There are lots of talented people in the world but they aren't marketing their talents right and this makes them jobless. Knowing your targeted audience and how to get their attention is even more important than that skills that you're trying to learn.  Their mentality is the reason why we have many poor people. Give them money and they'll still be poor because they haven't developed their mindset. Money comes mentality before it visualize. You can become rich by mistake but to stay rich, you need planning and strategizing properly. In reality wealth wasn't meant for everyone so to get it you have to differentiate yourself from the rest of the world.

[Helena Yu]

It's not.

The majority of people have a full time job, got paid enough only to survive with small family and little savings, that's what the reality. What you see there are many people begging to survive aren't much than middle class people.

That's the reason why a country can survive, the middle class people spend their time and effort, buy daily needs to make people rich, pay tax to make the country survive and they didn't complain with the country. Unlike poor people who complain a lot and start a protest which could harm the country.

[Rgram]

We shouldn't really be thinking that it's going to be possible to get rich, or even live a decent life, just because we gain a skill. We also have to learn an additional skill, which is sales. No matter what skill you learn, add sales into it and you will do fine. I have learned that the hard way and I hardly suggest others to be great at it first.

In general I'll say networking, just have a big network because that's the only way you can get things easy for you. What you don't have or know, your network can help you. Just as you said, you can be a web designer or coder and still not get gigs but with your network, gigs will be coming to you without you finding them. You mightn't have to sell yourself although that's another vital point that you're making because learning how to market your business is an important skills to have.

Indeed that’s the ideal use of a network and that’s what most of the rich do have. You might be highly skilled but without the right network, your exposure is limited, limited to testimonials and near say referrers but having a network means, you get to sell yourself faster and gain a wide range visibility because you’ve got a team behind you.

Also, the world can’t exist without a scale, without a pyramid where the base is filled with those that are struggling real good and survive day by day. It’s a hard reality but every now and then, there is always a breakout. Fair living conditions for everyone can be just a wish with the way the world is turning.

[eightdots]

We shouldn't really be thinking that it's going to be possible to get rich, or even live a decent life, just because we gain a skill. We also have to learn an additional skill, which is sales. No matter what skill you learn, add sales into it and you will do fine. I have learned that the hard way and I hardly suggest others to be great at it first.

In general I'll say networking, just have a big network because that's the only way you can get things easy for you. What you don't have or know, your network can help you. Just as you said, you can be a web designer or coder and still not get gigs but with your network, gigs will be coming to you without you finding them. You mightn't have to sell yourself although that's another vital point that you're making because learning how to market your business is an important skills to have.

Indeed that’s the ideal use of a network and that’s what most of the rich do have. You might be highly skilled but without the right network, your exposure is limited, limited to testimonials and near say referrers but having a network means, you get to sell yourself faster and gain a wide range visibility because you’ve got a team behind you.

Also, the world can’t exist without a scale, without a pyramid where the base is filled with those that are struggling real good and survive day by day. It’s a hard reality but every now and then, there is always a breakout. Fair living conditions for everyone can be just a wish with the way the world is turning.

Having a large network allows you to be more open to opportunities. It can help you gain insight into a topic you're unfamiliar with and help you more quickly see the advantages of various fields, leading to opportunities you can capitalize on. Therefore, a large network means a great opportunity.

Marketing your own business is perhaps one of the most challenging tasks. If you have a strong network, this marketing will happen naturally, and the most difficult part will become easy for you.

[viljy]

1. Health challenge
2. Lack of good education
3. Financial debt

These are consequences of poverty.

4. Unemployment

This is an integral part of capitalism. There is no unemployment under socialism. However, there is no poverty either, because taking into account property in material form, for example, in the USSR, this is housing from the state, free education (primary, secondary, and higher), and free medicine, all citizens were millionaires in terms of dollar value.

5. Ghost names
6. Regional zone

This is something from the field of corruption in public administration. The regional factor is associated with colonialism, which continues, but only in a hidden form.

[Versatile_choice]

I can answer for my country. Most of the people here are poor because the powerful people like politicians want it to be like this. They want them to remain weak, poor and uneducated so that they do not question the authority and the authority keeps to  do all evil it wants to without any interruption.

This can only happen to those set of people who depend solely on the government, of course your country is not the only place that such thing is happening. It also happen in other countries as well and I would use my country as example, there are a lot of people who are afriad to speak up. they will be watching the politicians depriving them from thier right instead of retaliating they will just keep quiet  and be claiming that they don't want to involve themselves into anything violence, I know for a fact that is not advised to engage ourselves into anything violence but I can't sit and watch anyone depriving me from my own right.

[bubilas]

With all this that have been outlined above I think I am convinced  why the rate of poverty in the country.

I always believe that the government, not the people, is to blame for all the troubles. They constantly pass strange laws that only benefit the rich, while imposing new taxes on the poor. And this happens constantly. Inflation in the country is understated, even though everyone buys food and sees the real situation with their own eyes. But politicians don't care; they don't listen to what the poor and the middle class have to say.

Life has become difficult now, and it's hard not to remember the time before the mortgage crisis.

[Gamanka@@]

It is so annoying seeing people begging for survival it really breaks my heart.
I really tried to figure out why majority of people are so poor to a climax of begging for survival.
I don't know if I am to blame the government or individuals.  Anyways here are the following factors that convince me why majority of people are poor.

1. Health challenge
2. Lack of good education
3. Financial debt
4. Unemployment
5. Ghost names
6. Regional zone

HEALTH CHALLENGE: this means people with disabilities and also people with someone kind of illness that can not permit them to work.

LACK OF GOOD EDUCATION it is really abnormal and annoying to see the kind of failed system of education we have in some countries, because the systems are corrupt majority of the students follow suits, basically stopped attending lectures therefore can't defend themself or their professions, automatically making them self jobless.

FINANCIAL DEBT: their are some individuals who tried to see how they can stand and make things worked for them self, but is so unfortunate that the accumulated debt they have enquire will not allow them grow. (Debt) is a goal to poverty.

UNEMPLOYMENT the rate at which majority of people are unemployed in this country are so alarming, basically there are jobs everywhere but greedy people who has the opportunity are not making this job opportunities available for people, rather they give it to their people who are not really qualified for the job.

GHOST NAMES this might sound some how for those who have not had about ghosts names,
In the civil service commission this is where you find thousands and millions of names that are not in existence probably they are died names, denying people who are alive to work and earn a living.

With all this that have been outlined above I think I am convinced  why the rate of poverty in the country.

Actually just as you said I'm convincingly with what you said, debt is a leanage to poverty, in addition to what you said some on other hands are just dependents and its kills heart from going to work hard single handedly for oneself respects and also being dependent causes alot damages such as becoming begger most especially if you are a family person don't be dependent or else your family will end up as a liability to society which is bad, again in other way round government also contributed in such why because they are being elected to serve the nation and society so it's expected of them to do the needful for better features not only to accumulates and consume every thing rather the nation and society.

looking down fall as a result of not fulfilling the promises u took, meanwhile again must of us having positions to assist government too do contribute just that government outshines everything because he or she is the authority and one have strongly say,  if not otherwise those with positions stands to assist government do contribute, instead to assist the government they end up assist thereself which is selfishness. I think with this a word is enough for the wise to get up and be confident to chase his or her dreams not to be a liability.

[Graph001]

In the aspect of ghost names I don't think it should really be there...that reason why I'm saying that I because ghost name is just a system whereby jobs that are meant for others are being given out to people that are not even qualified for it based on corruption and all of that..as a citizen you cannot wait for the government ,this isn't an excuse for poverty...The rest of the points you highlighted are absolutely correct

It is logical that one of the main reasons why most people are poor is corruption. Where as compared to our population, the opportunities allocated to the people are less than the top dishonest people, they do not get the opportunities properly. Various jobs or allowances are given to others who do not deserve them, instead of those who should get them. Even the issue can be shared in the field of treatment, those who are comparatively poor are not given proper treatment in government hospitals, those who can pay cheaply are given opportunities.

[Judith87403]

It is logical that one of the main reasons why most people are poor is corruption. Where as compared to our population, the opportunities allocated to the people are less than the top dishonest people, they do not get the opportunities properly. Various jobs or allowances are given to others who do not deserve them, instead of those who should get them. Even the issue can be shared in the field of treatment, those who are comparatively poor are not given proper treatment in government hospitals, those who can pay cheaply are given opportunities.

I agree to say that corruption can also lead to poverty, just as you Said about allocation of opportunities. And yeah, in most countries there are a lot of opportunities that is supposed to be giving out to people but those who are in control would want thier relatives/ friends to be the only beneficiary, even if there are other chances left after they must have given thier relatives and friends but  instead of giving them out to the less privilege they will want to sell it to them which some people may not be able to offered the money. In my country there are a lot of chances that keep coming but those chances don't get to us which I don't always bother about that because I don't depend in those things, but I just felt it due the fact that  there are people who are craving for this opportunity.

[Inwestour]

I always believe that the government, not the people, is to blame for all the troubles. They constantly pass strange laws that only benefit the rich, while imposing new taxes on the poor. And this happens constantly. Inflation in the country is understated, even though everyone buys food and sees the real situation with their own eyes. But politicians don't care; they don't listen to what the poor and the middle class have to say.

Life has become difficult now, and it's hard not to remember the time before the mortgage crisis.

Laws have always been made by the rich for the rich, so there's nothing new here. The population is largely poor because they lack financial literacy, the education system doesn't care about this, so it's important for them to simply raise obedient employees. Parents, too, aren't particularly concerned about their children's financial education because they themselves lack the necessary knowledge. People need to be taught to save and invest money, it should become a habit that will help change their lives for the better.

[Peasant Wright]

Failure to evolve, many businesses have become the thing of the past and their owners are not capable of moving forward by introducing what meets today's standard, they are left with their old faded ideas and they are suffering for it.

Some business don't fade away, they are here to stay but still the risk is present always, this is why I will never judge anyone that fail at achieving anything, I have seen too many mysterious things unfold in life, I have seen lazy people get lucky while hardworking people have nothing. This life is full of mystery on its own.

Good or evil, right or wrong, good energy or bad energy, I don't see anything here than balance, the way the world is created was in form of yang and ying, it balance things out, this is why we can't all have the same result in everything we do, if you are rich do help the poor, it has its blessings and if you are poor don't ever think less of yourself.

[Claudksg]

There will always be more majority poor people in the world,an economy that is not stable for humans, inadequate health facility, unemployment,lack of educational system,global disaster and all this things are been cause by the government that control the system.the world has been designed like this so if you want to be out of the majority poor people.you need to work hard and become rich.the rich gets richer and wants the poor to become poorer so dey can always be under them.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Not that majority are poor, but they are the ones that sees themselves as been a poor fellow, some can afford a leaving, acheive one or more other things in life like buying a car and building a house, yet they never admit they are rich, but instead leave a poor life, because of the kind of mentality set in them, those seen as poor are the ones living below the normal standard, without access to water or food and can't afford a leaving.

[Cryptohunterkill]

I want to share my thought by saying that most people poor because of lack of mentorship, another thing  that makes most people poor is financial advice because if you don't have a good family background, you may remain poor for your entire  life time, the main reason why most people poor is bad governance, if their government is bad to dry the economic of that particular country it will make most people poor.

[GeorgeJohn]

Poverty is being caused by the government and the richness is also caused by the government, my reason been that if government provide employment opportunity for Citizens they will not be a poverty roaming around the country, but if there is employment opportunity many people will be leaving average in such Society without begging for food and the other things that will make life to be suitable

Secondly we contribute almost 45% to our poverty life, some people are not hard working, and that is beginning of their poverty when you are not hard working, even though government have not provide employment opportunity someone who is hardworking can sustain with his or her creativity

But some people does not understand that they can survive without to government, and that is what contribute almost 80% of the poverty rate we have today, it's because they depends in government provision.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Not that majority are poor, but they are the ones that sees themselves as been a poor fellow, some can afford a leaving, acheive one or more other things in life like buying a car and building a house, yet they never admit they are rich, but instead leave a poor life, because of the kind of mentality set in them, those seen as poor are the ones living below the normal standard, without access to water or food and can't afford a leaving.

The people who sees themselves as poor are they more than the rush or they are truly poor, if they are rich and can afford to own a house and a car they can't be pretending to be poor it is those who are below average life that are regarded as poor people because they can't afford good food, they have no house of their own and they have no car. A poor man can not by a car any one who owns a car can not be called a poor man but if you look at the majority of the people today the poor people are more than the rush in population they are not faking it most of them has no access to good water nor food they are just managing to survive they are not ashamed to be called poor people.

[Big Dirams]

Both the government and the individual have a part to play in it if it's not a natural cause. If there government of a country is not really doing well to support the people or make certain things available it will affect some people and increase poverty rate and if the individual is not hard working or as some form of addiction that affect him somehow it will affect him.
Naturally not everyone can be rich but also the factors you mentioned are good causes of poverty. Lack of education is an important one that really limits the level of thinking of a person.
Health challenges also is a common one that makes some people result to begging for a living.
Every other one mentioned are under the control of the individual.