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I think the best comments in here are about choosing to be rich. If poverty is a lifestyle choice then so is wealth...yet none of these people seem to have chosen wealth for themselves?
I wonder why? Lack of ambition, poor work ethic and they're bad with money probably.
That's a false equivalency.
I can decide to not jump into the water and drown. I can make that choice. That doesn't mean I can in turn jump into the water and magically swim the Atlantic.
Choosing to NOT do/be something is possible.
"Minimum Wage" isn't the only low/no barrier to entry jobs that are available. There are PLENTY of jobs that offer "OTJ", or "On the job" training. Here's a short list of good paying jobs that only require a high school diploma.
-The Military
-Waste water treament
-Welding (Traditional and underwater)
-Machinist
-Insulation
-Landscaping
-Construction
-Nursing Aide
-Pharmacy Tech
-Prison/Jail Officer
-Childcare
-Trash Disposal
Some of these jobs are hard, and have a negative stigma. No one grows up wanting to be the "Trash man" or the nursing assistant wiping old people's butts. Guess what though? The trash man can afford to pay his rent. He also gets a lot of overtime when he wants it.
If you're poor - it's because you're disabled, lazy, dropped out of school, got addicted to drugs, or you're a female who got pregnant before she was married. Most likely a combination. Find me a poor person over 21 who isn't one of those 5 in the U.S. and I'll change my avatar to whatever you want.