[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Hair dye and sweet treats might seem frivolous, but purchases like these are often the only indulgences poor families can afford.”

What does this even MEAN?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Re the "indulgences poor families can afford." That's a ridiculous suggestion on the author's part. My sister teaches poor, typically inner city 11 - 13 year olds mathematics. She's always amazed at what these kids wear, how they have their hair done, the phones they own, the shoes on their feet and the cars their mamas drive. "Hair dye and sweet treats." Maybe the author is harking back on days like this when Ma gave little Timmy a penny for a special candy treat.

[Pollard]

although they don’t come out and say it, white privilege mostly

[Jewbacca]

It means the researchers missed the lede.

The first study was correct.

What they just uncovered is that rich people are generally rich because they are smarter and think long term and pass that those traits in to their children.

But being biased liberals they cannot fathom that basic fact, so they declare the test faulty and biased.

[gspurlock]

It means that people who fail to make themselves valuable to others and society and therefor are poor are just as unable to manage money as they are to earn it.