> Genetic component of poverty?! Could you imagine, hypothetically, that people who suffer from diseases spend more money on medical bills than healthy people,

> Genetic component of poverty?! Could you imagine, hypothetically, that people who suffer from diseases spend more money on medical bills than healthy people, which in case of the same income leaves them with less money at the end of the day? (Actually, the more sick they are, the more difficult it probably is to get the same income as healthy people.) Would you agree that some diseases are hereditary to some degree? If you answered "yes" and "yes", well then you already kinda agree that there is a genetic component of poverty.