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How do you equate the wealthy to the poor?

I am tired of hearing how there is a massive gap between rich and poor. When really most of America is middle class. Second, the wealthy don't contribute to people being poor, considering: The poor collect welfare, government housing, food stamps, medicaid, and other safety net programs provided by the government. The government is funded by anyone who pays taxes. I don't see the reason of how the wealthy cause people to be poor. I don't understand the reasoning behind it. The wealthy, middle class, and poor, are all based on the individuals success. People will be successful, and others won't. (I am not talking about the mentally/physically handicap) That's just how life is, everyone has different abilities, I don't understand why people try to balance things and make it "perfect" when the reality is everyone has different levels of achievement. Alot of wealth is generated through different ways, either due to high education, athletics, innovative ideas, acting, musical talent, and so fourth. Not everyone can be rich, and not everyone has to be poor. I think we tend to forget majority of America is middle class. So anyways tell me what you think please I named those safety net programs because people are still poor who collect them. It doesn't get them out of their financial situation, they just sit there collecting it like it's a life style.

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1. Poverty is caused by overpopulating and other poor decisions. I came from poverty and saw it first hand. Overpopulating in particular creates societies unable to raise themselves because their labor becomes cheaper every generation. They follow mindless anachronistic traditions (from agrarian times with plenty of wilderness to clear) and continue it into a world with ever less room to spread out. They make themselves ever poorer while making their employers ever richer by suppling cheaper labor and a growing market.