I've actually helped people out on welfare. One family had a big screen TV, everyone (even the kids) had cellphones, and so on. Some people are poor, but some

I've actually helped people out on welfare. One family had a big screen TV, everyone (even the kids) had cellphones, and so on. Some people are poor, but some are just dumb. I wish I could fix poor, but I can't fix stupid. And there is a lot of stupid around. I know many people who make a few hundred thousand dollars (in Texas, not silicon valley or NYC), and they live paycheck to paycheck. That's stupid, not poor. So when I see stats like that (thank you for the links), I always wonder what the real number is - how many are poor, and how many are just stupid.