I think it depends. If someone just stays on welfare without seeking jobs or something (by their choice) then I think people will think they’re poor by choice. But I don’t think I’ve met people who thought poor working people were poor by choice.
I’ve met a few people like that. The logic is that poor working people just aren’t applying themselves enough, and are staying in their low paying job by choice/lack of motivation to skill-up and hustle for a better paying job.
Are you not in an overtly capitalist country where people think that if you’re poor, it’s your fault?
Because, unfortunately, I am.
I think it depends. If someone just stays on welfare without seeking jobs or something (by their choice) then I think people will think they’re poor by choice. But I don’t think I’ve met people who thought poor working people were poor by choice.
I’ve met a few people like that. The logic is that poor working people just aren’t applying themselves enough, and are staying in their low paying job by choice/lack of motivation to skill-up and hustle for a better paying job.
Then you haven’t met too many Republicans.
I don’t think I’ve met a single Republican
Well that may possibly be why you haven’t encountered something extremely commonly believed by around 150 million Americans.
I haven’t met any Americans irl either tbh
E: No, incorrect, I’ve met one but we talked about Geocaching only lol