The best way to be poor is to be a criminal or a drug addict, or both. Or to have family members who are. These things make one really, really poor. No job; no housing eligibility.
The next best thing is to be lazy or pessimistic. No need to work for $2000 per month if you are going to lose $2400 worth of benefits. Or have to answer to the “man” who you despise and disrespect.
Then, throw in low IQ into the mix and one has an underclass. Welcome to every major blue city in the US.
LBJ’s goal.
Her parents did a great job.