Noun
The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAbolish plutocracy if you would abolish poverty. As millionaires increase, pauperism grows. The more millionaires, the more paupers. Rutherford B. Hayes
America has become one of the foremost countries in regard to the depth of the abyss which lies between the handful of arrogant multimillionaires who wallow in filth and luxury, and the millions of working people who constantly live on the verge of pauperism. Vladimir Lenin
Pauperism had become a portent. But its meaning was still anybody's guess. Karl Polanyi
Clamorous pauperism feasteth While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs. Martin Farquhar Tupper
their indigence appalled him Source: Internet
a general state of need exists among the homeless Source: Internet