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On the 16th of September, 2013, Austin Nicholas wrote an article on the eradication of child poverty, on the Metro Trends Blog. I find his article for its straightforwardness, and his ability to pinpoint what he believes his readers would most likely relate to, and how he speaks on things that could help in the eradication of poverty. Some of the things that he discussed include:

• History of Child Poverty: He starts by discussing how cash is inadequate in eradicating poverty. With the quick evolution of poverty since the 1970s and 1980s, in response to the stagnation of wages by the shift to a sea change in American families, away from married parents and towards the single parents, child poverty has become an issue in the United States. The fight of child poverty hasn't been a straight one, since the 1970s, instead, it has been one of a wiggling line. There was success in the 1990s, but came the 2000s, and poverty rates rise again.

• United States And Child Benefits:  In many developed countries, the government constantly pays a child benefit stipend to all families. But the United States has considered the consequences of this and how it will largely affect the economy. The American economists believe that if cash benefits were to be given to all families in the states, people will start to take advantage of it, and parents will choose not to work if they can scrape by on a small cash benefit. 

• Economic Argument For Lifting Children Out Of Poverty: The argument for this is based more on the long run than the short run. The economy is concerned of what is going to the children when they become adults. Are they going to evolve and get out of poverty by the time they become adults, or 

I have included a link to Austin's actual post below.

http://blog.metrotrends.org/2013/09/end-child-poverty/