Term 3 Blog Task.

"The mother of revolution and crime is poverty"(Aristotle) Do you agree?

I agree to a large extent that the cause of crime and revolution is poverty and this is often seen in third world countries.

Poverty is defined as the state of being poor and lack the means of providing material needs or comfort. Revolution and crime is the result of it could be because people need the basic needs to survive and yet, they were not given anything hence resorting to crimes such as stealing and going on riots just to get the basic needs. Revolution and crimes are actually about the same because people who does that wants to achieve their aim, which is to have a better life.

One reason is because of the wide income gap in the country. Take Singapore for example, there are people who are doing very well and there are people who are the total opposite. According to an article in February 2007 from the International Herald Tribune, it states that 'average wages were rising with the economy' but 'incomes among the bottom 30 percent of households had actually fallen'. This is a serious problem that needs to be solved because if it is left untouched, those people who are in the bottom 30 percent of the households will feel very indignant and may start a revolution.

The other reason is because of the increasing standard of living in the country. People who are already earning much lesser than others have to support the family and with the rising standards of living, they could not cope with the life in Singapore. An article in August 2007 from The Straits Time states that the economy is 'projected to rise by 5 to 7 percent' and the value of HDB homes will also continue to rise. In this case, it is very hard for the bottom 30 percent of households to catch up with the economy, increasing the precentages of crimes and revolutions.

However, crimes and revolutions may be caused by poverty where people are desperate to get their basic neccessities, it can also be caused by a person's character. If a person is neglected by his family and mix with bad companies, he is most likely to commit crimes. Hence, i agree to a large extent that revolution and crime is caused by poverty although there may be other reasons causing it.