1. Poverty

2. General Public’s Understanding

3. Poverty- the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions

11. New Knowledge

14. Minimum Wage

15. When a minimum wage is placed into a free-market economy, it hurts the people at the lowest end of the wage earning spectrum instead of helping them.

24. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) formerly known as Welfare

25. Myths vs. facts Myth: A Huge Chunk of My Tax Dollars Supports Welfare Recipients Fact: Welfare Costs 1 Percent of the Federal Budget

26. Myths vs. facts Myth: People on Welfare Become Permanently Dependent on the Support Fact: Movement off Welfare Rolls Is Frequent

27. Myths vs. facts Myth: Most Welfare Recipients Are African American Women Fact: Most Welfare Recipients Are Children-Most Women on Welfare Are White

28. Myths vs. facts Myth: Welfare Encourages Out-of- Wedlock Births and Large Families Fact: The Average Welfare Family Is No Bigger Than the Average Non-Welfare Family

29. Usefulness for teachers One in fifty children experience homelessness in America each year, equaling over 1.5 million children. As the population continues to grow, it is likely that the amount of people living in poverty will increase.

30. Bias The general public views poverty as the result of personal failures, deficiencies, and/or a lack of responsibility.

31. The end