Contrast. "Understanding poverty in America. The Heritage Foundation." Conservation Policy Research and Analysis. The HeritageFoundation. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Robert Rector and Kirk Johnson, in the essay Understanding Poverty in America (2004), explains that the poor aren't in poverty. Rector supports his explanation by illustrating facts that show the number of people in poverty conditions within the 35 million poor peoples. The authors main purpose is to point out all the people in real poverty situations. The author writes in a informal tone for those who listen to the census bureau.  In this research, they state that the plague of poverty can be over exaggerated to make a good story. It is very much so apposing my topic, that is to support relief groups to clean up the community. I can tell how the poor aren't in poverty, but are in danger of being in poverty. I could explain how the economy causes a downward spiral from the middle class, to poor, then to poverty. As a solution,  The government will try to fix the economy. The current economic situation affects all classes, but the poor are neglected by the government so the community must do its part.