1) Economic Perspective on No healthcare

How does poverty effect the economy? Micro/Macro Positively/Negatively? Higher costs of law enforcement, healthcare, and less growth among poor areas.

Economic definition of poverty?

Economic Solutions...

Raise minimum wage, create jobs, paid leave/sick days, etc

2) Political Science Perspective on No healthcare

How does poverty effect local/national politics? Positive/Negative effects

How does gov't/power shape/modify economic solutions based on influences of different interests? Let's offer welfare, but let's make sure recipients are working to get off it by creating policies...this is political intervention into pure economics solution

Political parties gain power and influence by supporting policies to help those in poverty. Mobilizing this class of people, the poor to vote for them...Form labor unions...

Political Science definition of poverty? perspective of individual or society Stakeholders? instituions, voters, welfare state

3) Sociological Perspective on No healthcare

society vs individual, balancing influences Focus more on contextual influences race, gender, class, etc.

Macro level - social structures influence on individuals - racism, sexism, discrimination...

How does poverty effect society? Plus - motivates people to be productive/minus

4) Ethical Perspective on No healthcare

How does poverty effect ethics? requires ethics due to situation of the inequities/difference between poor and non-poor, esp children. effect of poverty on children..health, education, develoment,

Preventing harm, role of the individual in poverty reduction, Kidder dilemmas? community vs individual, justice vs mercy, short vs long term...?

Why should we reduce poverty? "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"...We all agree on these fundmental rights as a society. For ALL to achieve them we must promote the values of equality, justice. Poverty prevents people from achieving these universal rights/truths.