I have relatively poor parents. They work extremely hard, but for some reason they choose to work super hard on all the wrong things. It's almost like they ar

I have relatively poor parents. They work extremely hard, but for some reason they choose to work super hard on all the wrong things. It's almost like they are obsessed with busy work. I try to help them but it often falls on deaf ears. I don't believe poor people are lazy. I think it's just very hard to make the mental shift needed to pull yourself out of that situation (which they are likely not even capable of doing on their own without help - very few are). This is just my personal opinion, but people need more than money thrown at them. They need help. If we are going to help the poor in society it's going to take time investment and personal relationships. That's what so few in America (even myself, I'll admit it) want to hear.