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by BurningFrog 1889 days ago
You seem to claim that people unable to earn a living and/or manage their finances are just as smart and capable as the general population.

That is wildly counter intuitive. Is there any data to support it?

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1 in 10 americans lives in poverty, which is 25k/year or less for a family of four. Your position is that those are just the stupidest, least capable 10% of people and they deserve to be impoverished? If you work full time and you don't make a liveable income, how are you supposed to "manage your finances" better? If you have a disability and you can't work full time, does that make you stupid for not being able to "earn a living"?
The "So are you saying <absurd vilifying caricature of statement>" pattern is a sure sign of someone not worth the time to engage.