good points. so 1.) If you were born in the country, you gotta have at least 1 relative that lives in a rich state. (if you don't even have that, there are lo

good points. so 1.) If you were born in the country, you gotta have at least 1 relative that lives in a rich state. (if you don't even have that, there are lots of charities and programs in cities like LA, SF, New York that can give you some initial help). And why would it be disingenuous? If there is a good chance to get out of poverty, why not at least try once? 2.) You can sell the house or get a line of credit against it and use it to see if you can move 3.) so learn a new skill then move, or just do manual labor for a while in the big city