There is always quick action to blame the economy and the government whenever the issue of poverty is raised because many people will say that they are poor because of their economy and the government, but in some cases it is not completely true because some people are more the reason of the poverty than any other external factor.
Poverty don't have to be with the economy always. Poverty can be because of ignorant and doing things in the wrong way. Just like some people they do not believe in hard work they just believe becoming rich or financially stable is a matter of time and when their time comes they will get all the money they have been looking for but life is not like that . To become stable financially or rich is by hard work and this can be achieved by working hard on a steady and with time their wil be a better result. If you keep on doing things the same way without working hard you will just remain the same. I think we have more roles to play in fighting against poverty than the government.