Resolve: The federal government should substancially increase social services for people in poverty.

Intro: The federal government should substantially increase social services for people in poverty. I believe the federal government can and should do this. Three main ways the federal government could substantially increase social services are through Medicaid, Education, and Minimum wage. The federal government can do this by extending each of these topics programs. Medicaid- I think fraud on Medicaid's punishment should be worse than what it is now. Instead of a five year imprisonment I believe It should be upped to ten years. I also believe for an individual who does this instead of paying 250,000 dollars they should pay 400,000. With a corporation I believe that a 500,000 dollar fine isn't big enough. I think a 1,000,000 dollar fine is more suitable. Education- I believe that the federal government should give out more grants and less loans. People in poverty can't necessarily afford a four year college that costs thousands of dollars. A State College for Instate residence are relatively cheaper than a out of state resident but is usually about 18,000 dollars a year. And For Out of state College residence 25,000 dollars a year. Grants scholarships and less loans should be given out. Loans are okay but you have to pay them back. It doesn't necessarily help someone in poverty to get money and pay it back when they didn't have it to begin with. Grants however you don't need to pay back. Also better education equals more job opportunities. People in poverty aren't getting the best secondary education as maybe a private or suburban school gets. The federal government needs to get these schools better qualified teachers and better technology and equipment. If you can send someone in poverty to college and get them a good education then they will be a great force when looking for a job. Without the education they can't get good jobs and won't make a lot of money. The poverty rate won't get any better. Minimum wage- I think the federal government should increase the minimum wage salary because It can be a struggle. One struggle is that if a person has kids and they have to work and provide their kid with day care the prices range from 210-500 dollars per child. That is a definite struggle because people who are making minimum wage get paid only 7.25 dollars an hour. That's not a lot at all. They would only make a couple hundred a check. Their whole check wouldn't even be enough for childcare for one kid let alone two or three. It can be a struggle to find a decent home in a relatively middle class society. Most people that live off of minimum wage live in a low class society with crime and . I believe minimum wage should be increased to 15.50 an hour. That way they can pay bills and do the extra stuff on the side that may be needed and support a family. They also can live in a relatively safe and nice environment neighborhood. They can pay for a good education for their child as well. Or even for them. 5.8 percent of people living in poverty are couples. Compare to 16.9 percent of households headed by single men. Also 25.8 percent of households headed by single women are in poverty. Conclusion- To sum up my argument on why the government should substantially increase social services for people in poverty ,I believe expanding these programs will make the poverty rate decrease. I believe It will make our economy stronger and people in poverty will have better lifestyles.