or people in the world has grown consistently. A unified plan is mandatory, otherwise, poverty will continue to grow and create a serious threat to our general welfare. In realizing that the upper classes of the world has the power to put an end to poverty almost immediately through a combination of educational jump start programs and a guaranteed annual income, a system ought to be devised to end poverty once and for all. Bibliography Works Cited Contemporary Social Problems, 4th Edition; Vincent N. Parrillo: pp. 193-219 Social Problems and Social Solutions; Robert Heiner: pp. 29-75 The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright 1996, 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company ...