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by Turing_Machine 4110 days ago
Sure. People who (e.g.) pick crops by hand almost certainly work much harder than the people the OP was talking about, but they're never going to get rich.

People with that background have gotten rich, of course, but almost always by leaving that line of work and doing something else.

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>People who (e.g.) pick crops by hand almost certainly work much harder than the people the OP was talking about

The way you phrased this, it sounds like you find this fact to be obvious. The question, then, is why does American culture look down on poor people like they are lazy? Everyone here seems to have respect for the people who work menial jobs, but the policies we have made constantly punish lower income, working adults. Where is the disconnect? What are the people who disagree with you 'missing'?