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realquick81 · 2015-10-08 17:49:18+00:00

Indeed, much of the poor are poor because they have low IQs.

Sodman | karma 1043 | avg karma 3.78 · | 2020-07-30 12:27:36

Being poor isn't a lack of intelligence, it's a lack of money. No doubt a few people will get conned out of their money, but for the majority it would be a net positive to have more money at their disposal.

colordrops | karma 16845 | avg karma 2.8 · | 2016-04-30 18:15:08+00:00

Poor are often uneducated and ignorant of how they are being taken advantage of, yes.

edbob | karma 523 | avg karma 2.12 · | 2021-02-09 01:39:55+00:00

Not all poor people are stupid.

jsjddbbwj | karma -15 | avg karma -0.07 · | 2020-03-08 14:44:19+00:00

That's why they are poor.

strawdynamics | karma 2 | avg karma 2.0 · | 2021-11-07 00:00:05

They are poor.

teachrdan | karma 2451 | avg karma 3.85 · | 2018-11-01 18:15:46+00:00

And they're poor.

rebootthesystem | karma 1286 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2015-02-26 10:17:52

Poor people are not stupid.

Areading314 | karma 2190 | avg karma 4.85 · | 2022-07-23 10:57:12

thras | karma 1140 | avg karma 3.06 · | 2009-05-20 21:15:46+00:00

The poor tend to be the stupid (plenty of studies to back this up), and hence the poverty. Since they are more stupid, they fall for stupid payday loan schemes, credit card idiocy, etc., at rates greater than the rich do.

Please do not reply if you read "tend to" as "always." I'm not going to bother responding.

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eli | karma 29331 | avg karma 3.14 · | 2022-02-13 10:05:09

Poor people aren’t stupid

milkshakes | karma 2701 | avg karma 4.91 · | 2013-09-15 12:49:52

so.... the reason they are poor is that they don't have a lot of money?

schwartzworld | karma 3212 | avg karma 1.63 · | 2023-03-12 18:16:35

Hehe, yeah. Poor people are stupid.

lo_zamoyski | karma 1247 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2022-10-16 17:01:30

The poor are the masses, or at least part of the masses.

C1sc0cat | karma 1896 | avg karma 0.76 · | 2019-10-21 11:26:57+00:00

They are poor - in relative terms.

vilmosi | karma 670 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2017-03-09 19:48:13+00:00

Poor people aren't necessarily stupid. Seriously...

Retra | karma 4460 | avg karma 0.93 · | 2016-03-16 04:46:52+00:00

If they were, why would they be poor?

poormystic | karma 64 | avg karma 0.37 · | 2021-03-03 02:26:36+00:00

Poor people are often poor because they're sick or poorly nourished.

alisonkisk | karma 500 | avg karma 0.24 · | 2021-02-10 14:00:54

Poor people don't. Many rich people do.

MR4D | karma 5981 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2018-08-15 16:23:07+00:00

I've actually helped people out on welfare. One family had a big screen TV, everyone (even the kids) had cellphones, and so on.

Some people are poor, but some are just dumb. I wish I could fix poor, but I can't fix stupid. And there is a lot of stupid around.

I know many people who make a few hundred thousand dollars (in Texas, not silicon valley or NYC), and they live paycheck to paycheck. That's stupid, not poor.

So when I see stats like that (thank you for the links), I always wonder what the real number is - how many are poor, and how many are just stupid.

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