Poverty

Stephen DiCarlo History 100 Poverty Central America is composed of six countries; Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize and Guatemala. Despite that Central America is located close to the United States in relation to the Eastern Hemisphere, their ways of life are indescribably different. When one discusses poverty in the United States, many people do not really know what poverty is. It seems like only a select few are afflicted by it here and programs …

…Once the economy is in better shape the people need to start up more small businesses, not just for tourists that are passing through but for its own people as well. The local people of Central America need to start spending money within their own region for their economy to improve and be more consistent. At the same time the government can start concentrating on things like better education programs, retirement programs, and more democracy.