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19 pages in length. Hunger is not a new social ill; rather, the quest for – and often short supply of – food has caused entire populations to perish, compelled otherwise upstanding citizens to steal and continues to be responsible for the suffering of untold numbers of people in contemporary society. While much of the Western world has socially, politically and economically progressed by way of industrialism and the technological revolution, a certain segment of the population has failed to reap any benefit from such evolution, still facing each day without the barest nutritional necessities to sustain its meager existence in an otherwise thriving society. Philadelphia mirrors much the same hunger issues as other American cities, however, the primary component of age sets this metropolitan area apart from its national counterparts and reflects the vicious cycle that perpetuates childhood hunger. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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upstanding citizens to steal and continues to be responsible for the suffering of untold numbers of people in contemporary society. While much of the Western world has socially, politically
and economically progressed by way of industrialism and the technological revolution, a certain segment of the population has failed to reap any benefit from such evolution, still facing each day
without the barest nutritional necessities to sustain its meager existence in an otherwise thriving society. Philadelphia mirrors much the same hunger issues as other American cities, however, the primary
component of age sets this metropolitan area apart from its national counterparts and reflects the vicious cycle that perpetuates childhood hunger. "The Philadelphia metropolitan area is typical of the
U.S. pattern. But the city of Philadelphia faces the burdens and responsibilities of all older central cities, including a higher proportion of poor residents than its surrounding suburbs.
Such circumstances lead the city to impose higher taxes on city residents, workers, and businesses. Raising revenues through higher taxes, however, becomes self-defeating when tax rates drive people and
businesses away. The result is a weaker city and regional economy" (Inman, 2003, p. 24). II. PHILADELPHIAS STATISTICS Statistical information for Philadelphia County in 1999 illustrates a preponderance
of lower income/higher poverty rates than the attributed to the overall state of Pennsylvania. For example, the median household income was ten thousand dollars lower ($30,746) than state earnings
($40,106); per capita money income was more than four thousand dollars less ($16,509) than the state ($20,880); and nearly a quarter of the population (22.9%) were living below the poverty
line when compared to Pennsylvania as a whole (11%). Staggeringly, nearly twenty percent of all wage earners made less than $10,000 in 1999, reflecting statistics quite alarming where childrens
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