What’s the difference? Doesn’t impoverished mean to be made poor? Have a go at it...
I was using a semantics trick.
When someone is poor, they can wake up each day thinking that by the end of the day they will be a little better off and that tomorrow will be better.
When someone is impoverished, the expectation is that everyday is either the same or worse.
The difference is hope, which extends the time horizon. The impoverished person has a time horizon about two hours long.
I know this sounds hokey, but I have seen it up close and personal.