Child Poverty:

After reading the article about child poverty, many issues resurfaced in my mind. Being wealthy has many opportunities that people are unaware of. Children who are poor for example are two times more likely to have stunted growth, iron deficiency, and severe asthma compared to a child born into wealth. Many people could conclude the health of these children are not up to standard, but what they may not see is our country will face a great loss of money due to the children will have less educational opportunities and become less effective workers.  A group called the Children’s Defense Fund estimates that every year our nation will pay at least $36 billion for future productivity alone. With all of this research, it is also shown that the families who struggle to raise their child and who deal with hardship are associated with anxiety, depression and irritability. In the end, all of this affects how the child will be raised and children often face neglect, less love, or even possible abuse.