People who cannot afford lawyers are provided one free of charge. Poverty? What is poverty in the United States? Poverty is a smart phone, free or reduced priced housing, big screen televisions, microwaves, air conditioners, washers and dryers, cable televisions.
If you are poor, it's likely of your own doing unless you have physical or mental handicaps. This isn't 1955. You don't have to steal to eat in this country, My father grew up very poor. He nor any of his several siblings ever spent a day in jail or prison. They all grew up, most of the men went to the military, came out after war and learned various ways to make a living. They didn't have much in the way of social programs. They were on welfare, but welfare back then meant pulling your red wagon five miles to the fire station where they filled it up with fruits and vegetables, and then you pulled it five miles back home, eating some of your treats along the way.
You have poor people come here from other countries. They barely speak the language and only a few dollars. Yet with enough hard work and enough time, they end up opening up their own business, and many work 7 days a week every week.
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