Week 7: Discussion Questions #3 – Group Discussions #3 3
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Discussion Post #3 ends on Feb 26th by 11:59 PM EST.
Write short paragraph responses to each question (about 200-266 words per question or 600-800 words in total – “1000 words” is acceptable) and post directly into the forum. You must create a thread in order to view other threads in this forum. Follow the discussion board participation guidelines in the syllabus. For example, your post must include at least five (5) academic sources through in-text citations and references. Make the initial post by Saturday and provide at least two (2) replies to your peers.
This week, contribute to the following topics;
1. Our country’s economy directly and indirectly affects our quality of life. Give some examples of government fiscal or economic policies that impact your life directly or indirectly.
2. Based on your reading of Stephen Monsma, why has it been so difficult to solve poverty? What explains the economic and demographic discrepancies in poverty rates across the nation, for example, among racial and ethnic groups? Are these discrepancies apparent in your state and/or local community?
3. What is being done by the public, private, and non-profit sectors, especially the Church, to address this problem? How else might the United States address issues of poverty other than through its means-tested programs?