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These are your red herring arguments.How about, capitalism's, natural rate of unemployment, or a Great Depression? Capitalism died in 1929; socialism has been, "bailing us out", ever since.I don't see anyone stopping themselves but themselves. You either believe you have the power to control your own destiny or you believe in fatalism. Which is it?dude, that was ok in the Age of Iron; we are in the Age of Corporate Welfare now.I didn't say it was easy, but it can be done. There are plenty of rags to riches stories which prove it is possible.It all plays a part in how the poor stay or are kept in poverty. Hard work will not get most ahead in the way things are at this point. Even two people striving together can work and work and work and never get ahead because just the expense of surviving while they work exceeds what they make. Its not all the federal government's fault or any one single factor that brought us to this point but the fact is expenses exceed what a person can earn for many/most today. If a person lives in even a poor area where rent is cheap now their expenses will still exceed what the majority can make just working any ole' job. Do the math.Those are two separate things and have nothing to do with the potential of each person.