[Baz]

One of the reasons people live in poverty is they have too many kids than they can take care of financially.

Throw in the single parent scenario and now you are really behind the 8 ball.

Add to this poor decisions on spending - such as using money to buy tattoos, alcohol, cigs, drugs, fancy cars when a more economical one would do, TV sets, jewelry, piercings, vacations, etc, etc.

And all of a sudden - we have poverty.

This is not a racial thing - it's a common sense thing.

Are these people getting any kind of life instruction from those who espouse to be their benefactors?

These include: parents, teachers, relatives, clergy, social workers, peers, friends, acquaintances, and family.....and lastly....the media.

That's a good place to start, IMHO.