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Poor is a relative term as well. More often than not, you see these "poor people" bitching and moaning, but one of them doesn't work, or they both don't work, or they dropped out of school at age 8 or something... or they just can't seem to keep a job.
I remember watching a documentary a couple of years back about the welfare --> emplyment programs in some states. Many of the people in these programs had no sense of responsiblity, no sense of time, and didn't think it important to show up every day. Most of them didn't know HOW to keep a job, and the jobs they would get were bottom of the barrel lowest of the low... and they had no chance to move up because of their shitty attitudes, being late, and taking days off for no reason. They were without a doubt their own worst enemies.
The scary part? one girl was like 19, single mother of THREE kids. That's right, 19 with THREE kids. She had been popping them out since 16, and apparently didn't see any connection between dropping out of school in grade 9 and having 3 kids as being a reason why she was having a hard time finding a job, let alone one that paid enough.
You can give some people a clue, write it down, staple it to their foreheads... and they still won't have a chance.
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