imply that the poor are all lazy Speaking of straw men... The words I'd use for what you call lazy include "rational" and "goal-oriented". Of course, human n

imply that the poor are all lazy Speaking of straw men... The words I'd use for what you call lazy include "rational" and "goal-oriented". Of course, human nature seems to be such that people eventually stop being satisfied with what they have, so I don't think DanielBMarkham's argument is a great one: if the poor feel getting ahead is hopeless, they'll be unhappy, but if they don't feel it's hopeless, they'll (eventually) be dissatisfied with what they have.