Being poor is really terrible in the US, being rich is really great. Everybody learns this from day 1 and get reminded of it almost daily. There are downsides

Being poor is really terrible in the US, being rich is really great. Everybody learns this from day 1 and get reminded of it almost daily. There are downsides to such a society but it creates a strong incentive to get rich, or at least to never become poor, and thus more economic activity.