<span>When GDP per capita is lower, the poverty rate will tend to be higher. People, on average, will be producing less in that economy as well as being paid less for what they do produce. This will lead to a lowered standard of living. Economies with lower poverty rates will have higher per capita GDP and better standards.</span>
This speech was given by President Kennedy in 1962 in order to address the worrying situation of Soviet arms buildup in Cuba.
In this speech, President Kennedy suggests a series of actions in order to deal with the situation of arms buildup in Cuba. Some of the actions he suggests include:
- A strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba (besides those necessary for fulfilling the basic needs of people).
- Continued and increased close surveillance of Cuba.
- As a policy, all nuclear missiles launched from Cuba against any nation in the West would be considered an attack of the Soviet Union upon the United States.
- The reinforcement of Guantanamo.
- A meeting of the Organ of Consultation under the Organization of American States.
- An emergency meeting of the Security Council.
- A call to the Soviet Union to halt hostilities.
Answer: I think it is for religious freedom.
