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[quote=Anonymous]People are mean about this because they believe in the "just world" hypothesis. Trying to convince them with hard luck stories accomplishes nothing. It's pretty well documented that people have a limited amount of willpower. Being poor sucks yours up a great deal. The cognitive stress compounds the bad choices. I just finished reading "Fat Nation," which applied the same cognitive understandings to the obesity crisis. Basically, criticizing the working poor for not saving is like asking an obese person why they just don't eat less and move more. [/quote]
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