Well there are not many opportunities for the poor in major American cities to get out of their condition and the way welfare and assistance programs are struct

Well there are not many opportunities for the poor in major American cities to get out of their condition and the way welfare and assistance programs are structured it can be detrimental to get beyond a certain means. To solve a good amount of the city's poor prospects we need to get the War on Drugs back to reality. It not only strikes the city but it hits the poor outside as well. Families that least can withstand the loss of one income are the most affected. Fix this damn War on Drugs, fix the police preying on the poor with seizure laws, and find a means to reduce the everyday government fees that hit the poor disproportionately will go a long way