Genuine Question: Why do people stay poor?

[Dark Lord Al]

So by "choice" you mean their lifestyle makes them poor. Whereas you'd never spend above your means, there are millions on a lower income who do. So you'd never eat in a Michelin Starred restaurant as your overall budget can't support it.

The guy who works in McDonald's (is that a low paid job?) shouldn't eat McDonald's as his budget can't support it.

The problem with that is, not everyone is as boring as you, risk feels good.

Look at all these kids killing each other on London streets? They're all infatuated with money, cars, watches, bracelets - the power of wealth.

Yes and most of them are from backgrounds where the parents had no money and had families they couldn't afford.
We are now seeing the affects of that on the streets of London, and we have the liberal do gooders to thank, no discipline in schools and soft punishment for crime.