Poverty and Welfare Systems SS 2011 A global perspective of poverty The cycle of poverty The American policy -or lack of one- to combat poverty ("Punishing the Poor") (Racial) groups and poverty The working poor Debate topic: Guaranteed Income BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Some of your views "Getting a job will raise a person out of poverty." Agree: 55% Disagree: 28% "If a healthy adult person is poor, it is probably his/her own fault." Agree: 14% Disagree: 66% "There is no true poverty in Austria." Agree: 3% Disagree: 90% BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Some of your views "Most black people in the US are poor." Agree: 28% Disagree: 45% "Racism is not a problem in Austria." Agree: 3% Disagree: 90% "Austria is a multicultural society." Agree: 28% Disagree: 66% BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

If our world were a village of 1000 people, what would its ethnic and religious composition be? Source: http:/www.worldvillage.org BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Village How many of the 1000 people would be . . . Asian? European? African? South American? North American? Other? BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Village How many of the 1000 people would be . . . Asian? European? African? South American? North American? Other? 610 120 (50+ Russians) 130 80 (50) 50 (80) 10 BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Village How many of the 1000 people would be . . . Christians? Atheists (or non-religious)? Moslems? Hindus? Buddhists? Jews? Other (e.g. Animists)? BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Village How many of the 1000 people would be . . . Christians?? Atheists (or non-religious)? Moslems? Hindus? Buddhists? Jews? Other (e.g. Animists)? 330 160 180 140 60 3 127 BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Village How many of the 1000 people . . . would control 3/4 of the total income? would be hungry? would live in sub-standard housing? would have access to clean water? would be college educated? adults would be illiterate (coudn’t read)? BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Village How many of the 1000 people . . . would control 3/4 of the total income? would be hungry? would live in sub-standard housing? would have access to clean water? would be college educated? adults would be illiterate (coudn’t read)? < 100 500 800 330 < 10 335 BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Village /Miniature Earth How many of the 1000 people . . . would have a secondary education? would have a computer? would have an internet connection? would have a bank account? would live on less than $1 a day? would live on less than $2 a day? 70 120 30 300 180 530 BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Global Rich List http://www.globalrichlist.com/ Relevant Links: The Miniature Earth (Update- 2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6eTr4ldDYg&feature=related "The BBs of Wealth" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwftZ8SK64 ) "Who Owns America‘s Wealth " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDx8G8Z-PFM&feature=related The Global Rich List http://www.globalrichlist.com/

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Some of your views Agree: 90% Disagree: 7% Agree: 55% Disagree: 31% "The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer." Agree: 90% Disagree: 7% "Opening up their markets will help developing countries." Agree: 55% Disagree: 31% "Globalization is a natural development that can't be stopped." Agree: 48% Disagree: 38% "A flexible workforce is a good thing." Agree: 66% Disagree: 17% BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Cycle of Poverty financial distress breakdown of family proximity to crime breakdown of family lack of job skills poor housing poor education BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Punishing the Poor Source: Bureau of Justice BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

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The Kerner Report The Kerner commission was formed by President Johnson after race riots in 1967. Business, political and civil rights leaders were asked to investigate the nation’s ethnic tensions. Their report was the nation’s first comprehensive look at race issues in the U.S. and it was the federal government’s first official document that said racism existed and was a problem. BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

The Kerner Report The Kerner report predicted that the economic and racial divide would grow: “White society is deeply implicated in the ghetto . . . White institutions created it, white institutions maintain it, and white society condones it.” BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

3.7 5.5 6.1 8.6 10.2 Families 10.3 11.2 11.6 All people 13.2 13.8 19 20.8 23.2 23.3 23.6 24.6 25.3 28.3 31.4 54 Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Bachelor's degree or more 3.7 Married couples 5.5 Employed 6.1 8.6 10.2 Families 10.3 11.2 11.6 All people 13.2 13.8 19 20.8 23.2 23.3 23.6 24.6 25.3 Unemployed 28.3 Single female householders 31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder 54 Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Top and Bottom 3 BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Gender and Family Status 3.7 Married couples 5.5 6.1 8.6 10.2 Families 10.3 11.2 11.6 All people 13.2 Single male householders 13.8 19 20.8 23.2 23.3 23.6 24.6 25.3 28.3 Single female householders 31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder 54 Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Gender and Family Status BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

3.7 5.5 6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6 Foreign-born citizens 10.2 Families 10.3 Whites 11.2 Asians 11.6 All people 13.2 13.8 19 20.8 Hispanics 23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3 23.6 Blacks 24.6 American Indians + Alaskans 25.3 28.3 31.4 54 Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Race and Origin BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Bachelor's degree or more 3.7 Married couples 5.5 Employed 6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6 Foreign-born citizens 10.2 Families 10.3 Whites 11.2 Asians 11.6 All people 13.2 Single male householders 13.8 Children under 18 19 Children under 6 20.8 Hispanics 23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3 No high school graduation 23.6 Blacks 24.6 American Indians + Alaskans 25.3 Unemployed 28.3 Single female householders 31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder 54 Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

2009 Update Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Bachelor's degree or more 3.7 4.5 Married couples 5.5 5.8 Employed 6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6 9.4 Foreign-born citizens 10.2 10.8 Families 10.3 11.1 Whites 11.2 12.3 Asians 11.6 12.5 All people 13.2 14.3 Single male householders 13.8 16.9 Children under 18 19 20.7 Children under 6 20.8 23.8 Hispanics 23.2 25.3 Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3 25.1 No high school graduation 23.6 24.7 Blacks 24.6 25.8 American Indians + Alaskans Unemployed 28.3 Single female householders 31.4 29.9 Children under 6 w/ female householder 54 54.3 2009 Update Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Now compare the Poverty rates for . . . Bachelor's degree or more 3.7 Married couples 5.5 Employed 6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6 Foreign-born citizens 10.2 Families 10.3 Whites 11.2 Asians 11.6 All people 13.2 Single male householders 13.8 Children under 18 19 Children under 6 20.8 Hispanics 23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3 No high school graduation 23.6 Blacks 24.6 American Indians + Alaskans 25.3 Unemployed 28.3 Single female householders 31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder 54 Now compare the Poverty rates for . . . A married black man A white single mother of young children An American of Austrian descent (married) BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

(1.6 %) Now compare the Poverty rates for . . . A married black man Bachelor's degree or more 3.7 Married couples 5.5 Employed 6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6 Foreign-born citizens 10.2 Families 10.3 Whites 11.2 Asians 11.6 All people 13.2 Single male householders 13.8 Children under 18 19 Children under 6 20.8 Hispanics 23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3 No high school graduation 23.6 Blacks 24.6 American Indians + Alaskans 25.3 Unemployed 28.3 Single female householders 31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder 54 Now compare the Poverty rates for . . . A married black man A white single mother of young children An American of Austrian descent (married) BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

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Americans who said they approved of interracial marriage: Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they approved of interracial marriage: Whites: 70% Blacks: 80% Hispanics: 77% (1958: whites - 4%) BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Americans who said they would vote for a black president: Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they would vote for a black president: Whites: 91% Blacks: 93% Hispanics: -- (these results are from the 1997 survey when Hispanics were not asked separately) (1958: blacks – 76%, whites - 35%) BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Americans who said they had close personal friends of other races: Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they had close personal friends of other races: Whites: 82% Blacks: 88% Hispanics: 80% BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they prefer to work alongside a racially mixed group: Whites: 82% Blacks: 88% Hispanics: -- BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they prefer to live in a racially mixed neighborhood: Whites: 57% Blacks: 78% Hispanics: 61% BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said the civil rights movement was "extremely" or "very" important for the United States: Whites: 79% Blacks: 92% Hispanics: 77% BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

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Gallup Poll Findings “The trend data suggest that the gaps in satisfaction between whites and blacks on many of these measures have been narrowing significantly over time, and this marks one of the more significant findings of the study. “ (The gap is narrowing because black satisfaction levels have increased over the past years and white satisfaction levels have stayed about the same.) BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

“The Millennium Breach” This report was released by a private urban-policy group, the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Kerner report. It basically states that the Kerner predictions have come true. “While leaders and pundits talk of full employment, inner city unemployment is at crisis levels. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and minorities are suffering disproportionately.” BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

“The Millennium Breach” Some statistics from the report: The national unemployment rate is below 5%, but the rates for young African American men in places like south-central Los Angeles have topped 30% The national incarceration rate of black men is four times higher than the same rate in South Africa under apartheid The child poverty rate is four times the average of western European countries BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty

“The Millennium Breach” Measures that work Head Start after-school youth centers urban school reform job training inner city economic development Measures that don’t enterprise zones prison construction boot camps supply-side economics tax breaks for the rich trickle-down theories BE2 (WS 2010/11) - Poverty