re: Three simple rules for the poor to follow in order to get into the middle class

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No one is saying there aren't outliers. But for the overwhelming majority of poor in this country, they are there by their own decisions in life. That is what the article is pointing out.

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It’s a damn shame a teacher can’t see how powerful, uplifting, and hopeful this message is for poor/traumatized children. It’s just another version of “you can be anything you want when you grow up”. But no, let’s tell kids thy are destined to be poor because their parents were or because they were molested or injured or sick..god forbid we tell them that with just a little work and self control they will not fail.