You seem to suspect that poor people are lazy to the point of being irrational. I disagree. If there were sufficient rewards for them to work-- a way out of pov

You seem to suspect that poor people are lazy to the point of being irrational. I disagree. If there were sufficient rewards for them to work-- a way out of poverty would be a huge reward-- then they would. However, there is no such work available to them. Otherwise, they'd be likely to take it.