Already the first paragraph annoys me to no end because it claims "What if the problem isn’t that poor people have bad morals – that they’re lazy and impulsive

Already the first paragraph annoys me to no end because it claims "What if the problem isn’t that poor people have bad morals – that they’re lazy and impulsive and irresponsible and have no family values – or that they lack the skills and smarts to fit in with our shiny 21st-century economy?", implicitly claiming that is the common way to think about the poor. That is just nonsense (yes you can surely find people who think that way, but not serious economists, journalists or policy makers). Didn't read on...