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Why Some People Are Poor
    The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living./People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor./
    As the general standard of living rises, the poverty line does, too./Therefore, even with today’s relatively high standard of living,/about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line./Economists suggest several reasons./
    For one thing, more than half of the poor people are not qualified to work./By law, children less man 16 years old can not work in many industries;/many companies do not hire people over 65 years old,/which is considered the normal retirement age./
    Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons./Other poor people look for a job but can’t find one./Many poor adults never went to high school./Therefore, when they look for jobs,/they have few skills that they can offer./