So your argument is that people are poor because being poor is just too good of a deal? I don't know any poor people who wouldn't prefer to be wealthier, but b

So your argument is that people are poor because being poor is just too good of a deal? I don't know any poor people who wouldn't prefer to be wealthier, but being in poverty also reduces opportunity and a lack of opportunity means your situation stays the same. I grew up poor, and without the assistance from government programs my family received I would not have had the opportunity to pull myself out of the cycle of poverty.