I think that there are several reasons for poverty. One right noe is that were are in a transition from an industral socity to a inromatiam society. and there is only rome for so many. Things that used to be done like for instance tune a car is no longer the same technology has changed that car no longer a tune mechanicaly but by computer or parts are just replaced thus requireing new skills. Other thing are just not repared they are just thrown away an we get new.New always it seems new Even the things tat were mass produced on an assembly line are now done in part by machines or robots of some sort. Labor is now hired through temp angencies and for the most part they are not covered by the existing labor laws. I my self have found that the temp angencies are in colution with the corporations that they provide workers for. The temp angencies are a way around things like union organising discrimination suits and the like. Of course it is more insidious than that. No benifits no unimployment compensation well maybein some instances It is an easy way to fire some on by only just say your services are no longer need.
I could go on with this topic for a long time but in reality we have this work force that is underpaid but with promises they will become full time but that never ever happens and the works move from one temp job to another. And put up with more that the perminate workers do because of those promises
Kipp
PS another way of cercomventing this is for a corporation to move to a place like China