-->What are some examples of how Capitalism & coporate economics (Walmart/Walgreens/Target, etc) is creating challenges in your own island, community, state, nation that relates to this UN Goal / Issue?
I feel like in these corporate economics, pricing is a big thing and problem that we face especially in Hawaii. In Hawaii prices for everything are higher than the average due to our location.This can relate to my UN issue, poverty because the prices and economics in corporates like walmart, target, and walgreens etc. if the prices are expensive itʻs hard to avoid the inevitable problem of poverty. Our price of living in Hawaii is one of the main reasons people fall into poverty and in extreme cases even homelessness. -->Why is this something to consider: Do you see a specific (friends or family you know) with a personal connection to these issues that connect with poverty or other social challenges (and please try to find at least one) - what/who is it and why? This is something to consider because unlike many other things we canʻt change like the choices of our president, poverty is something that we can try to change. As a society we need to fight for a better and lower price of living. A personal connection I have to this problem would be certain family members like some of my auntys, uncles and cousins that are currently in poverty due to the expensive prices of Hawaii. Their solution was to leave behind their life and even family and move to somewhere more affordable. This is a sad solution because certain native people to Hawaii have to leave the one thing they know, this island in order to provide for their families and avoid or even get out of poverty. -->What, if anything, are you learning about how economic trends impact your Global issue and how has your understanding of the impacts of it perhaps influenced the way you see your group topic as a worthwhile challenge or problem to be addressed? I feel like it makes me more aware of the things that cause my global issue and this makes me view the problem much differently. This makes me realize that this problem is much bigger and has so many more effects than I realized. This always proves to us that this problem is worthwhile to research and try to stop.
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