Interesting difference of opinion: "According to the World Values Survey, 60 percent of Americans believe that the poor could become rich if they just tried har

Interesting difference of opinion: "According to the World Values Survey, 60 percent of Americans believe that the poor could become rich if they just tried hard enough. In Europe, however, the number of individuals who hold similar beliefs is only half as large. In Brazil, a mere 19 percent believe that poverty stems from laziness rather than circumstances, connections and luck."