Is Helping the Poor Worth the Cost
Should the poor be helped? Write a short (five paragraph) essay taking asking whether or not the federal government has the responsibility to establish social and economic programs to improve the quality of life for its citizens who need help. Use one the following arguments as the thesis of your essay and support it with evidence from some of the primary sources we have reference this week. Argument 1: Helping the poor is worth the cost. The federal should support the people who need help. It is the government’s duty to provide assistance to the underprivileged and those with fewer resources. It is the federal government’s responsibility to establish social and economic programs to improve the quality of life for its citizens. Government involvement in caring for the needy should be expected. The US government was created “for the people, by the people,” and its leaders are supposed to reflect the “will of the people.” FDR knew this and when elected to office in 193...