There are many untrue beliefs about poor people in the United States. To begin with. Many, many people belivebelieve that poverty is not much of a problem in our country. After all, America is a rich country, right.right? In reality, the United States has more poverty. Thanthan the majority of the developed countries in our world. We rank the third poorest, just above Mexico and Turkey. itIt is estimated that more than 16 percent of Americans, or nearly 50 million people, live in poverty. Furthermore, one in three children will spend part of their childhoods in homes where there is not enough to eat. Some people argue that people are poor because they simply dontdon't want to work and wontwon't work, nothing. Nothing could be further from the truth. Because of the low minimum wage, it is offtenoften impossible for millions of workers to move above the property line. Finally, many Americans fail to realize that the vast majority of poor Americans live in rural areas and small towns, many. Many Americans refuse to believe that poverty is a real problem.