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Poverty is a condition that all governments must address.
For	Against
poverty can lead to social unrest poverty causes disease many countries have welfare programmes already the most needy in society cannot fight poverty on their own some people end up in poverty through no fault of their own the poor have become poorer in a global economy	it is every citizen's responsibility to work hard to lift themselves out of poverty

it is every citizen's responsibility to work hard to lift themselves out of poverty
For	Against
	people may lack the skills and knowledge to move ahead

poverty causes disease
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the poor often live and work in dirty places the poor cannot afford enough healthy food the poor cannot afford medicine

the poor cannot afford enough healthy food
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food prices have surged to an all-time high

the most needy in society cannot fight poverty on their own
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they do not have the resources to break the cycle

some people end up in poverty through no fault of their own
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some corrupt governments keep all the wealth to themselves rather than share it in times of war, families may lose their entire fortunes

some corrupt governments keep all the wealth to themselves rather than share it
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examples are those in N. Korea and in some African countries

the poor have become poorer in a global economy
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the global financial crisis has had a drastic impact on the world's poorest they cannot face the stiff competition that comes with globalization	globalization reduces poverty

globalization reduces poverty
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	it does so for some, not everybody