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It depends on their reason for being poor. Some people have mental problem, and have a diminished capacity to effectively work. Others are young children who have no real choice about where or how they live, and absolutely have a tougher time pulling themselves up from poverty than most.

Then there are the "poor" who live their lives under the poverty line, but ask nothing from anyone for their existence..

The ones I have a hard time feeling sorry for are the ones who are poor because of bad decisions on their part, and thus demand sustenance from the rest of us. Or even worse, and I know a couple of these people, those who actually, on purpose, game the system by DOING, purposely, the wrong thing in order to qualify for more government aid. Especially those women who have babies, on purpose, for the express purpose of getting mo' money from the Gov. That is detestable on many levels.

Then there are the "poor" who live their lives under the poverty line, but ask nothing from anyone for their existence..

Thanks.

/johnny

There are poor , and there are parasites. The two are not necessarily related.

I have many poor I feel sorry for and do all I can to help. others I wouldn’t loan a crutch if they only had one leg.

Being poor doesn’t mean you have to live in squalor, sopa isn’t that expensive, many people with little are clean,intelligent an had bad breaks. Others take advantage of Government entitlements. Even those with entitlements can be clean.Many poor are elderly and lived their lives barely skimping by. It isn’t good to judge all poor by one standard.Some just need a little help.