On 3/28/2021 2:53 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 02:47:26 -0400, micky
wrote:


Even if you are not convinced of all these, they are certainly something
to think about.

Five myths about poverty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...05a_story.html


I see flaws: "And what about rising from rags to riches? In the United
States, 1 in 25 children raised in the bottom quintile of the income
distribution are able to climb to the top quintile, while the figure in
Denmark is nearly 1 out of 6. In our popular rhetoric, we celebrate the
success of that single individual to the exclusion of the other 24."


I suspect our bottom quintile is far lower than theirs. I bet the
poorest of kids in Denmark still values going to school and doesn't
think drug slinging is a viable career.


Oh no, you mean. . . .
Biggest problems I see is lack of education (and the desire for one)
Getting high marks is not being one of the cool kids.

Then you have drugs, both use and sale.

Sure, there are exception but Myth #4 is a big factor.