I think the official definition of poverty in this country is 'not having money for leisure activities'. By that definition, poverty is easy enough to reach. But whether or not somebody else considers that to be poverty is a different story, of course.
As to 'faults': there are a lot of things which can cause people to have little or no money. Sometimes it can be somebody's own stupid behaviour, sometimes it can be circumstances beyond their control. It would be a case by case situation to work out whose 'fault' it would be.
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Date: 2009-02-26 04:33 pm (UTC)As to 'faults': there are a lot of things which can cause people to have little or no money. Sometimes it can be somebody's own stupid behaviour, sometimes it can be circumstances beyond their control. It would be a case by case situation to work out whose 'fault' it would be.