In the battle against poverty, the American government did not help. In “Debt In America” by Bill Fay, he describes how “the American household has reached a record high of $19.6 trillion” in debt. Although the debt has been steadily increasing, the government decided to increase the debt ceiling. While the government incorporated agencies to battle against poverty, citizens believe that the agencies do not help. According to Emily Ekins, she conducted a survey in California where “77% of Americans today believe that the government organizations have not helped them with the battle against poverty”. Although the survey is conducted in a small portion of the United States, California contains 11.7% of the population (Stanford Institute). With
