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by nr2x 1513 days ago
More people are punished for being born poor - lead paint, air pollution, and crumbling schools don’t exactly lend themselves to upward mobility.
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Rewarding people who have worked for decades to climb out of that situation by lifting those who didn't do the same to the same financial position doesn't exactly encourage upward mobility, either.
So you would rather your neighbors be poor?
Some people can’t accept the fact that nothing separates them from a common beggar beyond luck.