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GREED AND POWER OF THE MINORITY2AbstractPoverty is widespread across the globe. There is no society that does not have the poor. Nevertheless, the poor are not solely responsible for their status. Even though there are instances in which the poor have been blamed and seen as responsible for their current state of affairs, it is evident that poverty is brought about by a few rich individuals within the society. These are people who are keen on milking the poor to death. Doing business with the lives of the poor is much easier than doing business with the lives of the rich. Hence the reason why a few rich individuals with the society often resort to creating poverty. There are no clear policy guidelinesin various places to help curb poverty. Where there are any, such policy guidelines are not implemented. Poverty can be eradicated only if there would be good will from all stakeholders. There are enough resources in the world to satisfy human need. In the absence of greed, poverty can be eradicated. Those in positions of authority should lead by example in helping eradicated poverty.
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GREED AND POWER OF THE MINORITY3IntroductionPoverty is the condition of a majority of the world's population and it cuts across both developed and developing countries. Different countries of the world have different levels of poverty. The difference in poverty levels is not by accident, neither is it caused by natural disasters. These poverty levels are by design. The question therefore is, are the poor people then to be blamed for their state and condition? Could it be that the poor are not doing enough in order to help change their lives, aren’t they doing enough to help themselves? Certainly not. Thiscondition is not brought about by poor people but rather by the few rich individuals in powerful and influential positions within the political, economic and social structures of the various nations of the world (Campbell, 2013). Political, social and economic power of the minority in most countries of the world has often led to the diversion of various nation's resources from domestic use to the world markets. A majority of those in power divert public resource from serving the needs of the people to doing their personal business. This has led to poverty in most parts of the world (Goldstein, 2013). The poor majority are marginalized and have no representation in positions of leadership, they have no voice in both political as well as public debates. This makes it impossible for their issues to be discussed. The plight of the poor is not a subject for debate, and where such a topic is discussed it is often the last thing on the table. In most instances, it is never discussed, and when it is finally discussed the recommendations are never implemented. As a result, it is only the wealthy minority who stand to benefit from political policies. This is because these policies are often made to satisfy their greed and not to satisfy the needs of the people (Osborne & Weiner, 2015). A good example of these policies can be seen in the amount that various nations of the world spend on financial bailouts and military as compared to what governments spend on addressing poverty-related issues within the
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