Prov 10:15

The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor-Proverbs 10:15

One of the defining differences between the rich and the poor is what happens to each of them in times of trouble. Many of those things that we are all told to do in order to live a good life require money. Changing the oil in your car, making sure you have renters insurance, make sure the kids take their vitamins, makeing sure you have an emergency fund, or have a membership in AAA for when you break down. Many of us assume everyone does these sort of things, but that's not the case. The truth is for those of us who have ever worked for minimum wage, its just not possible.

My grandmother had a saying, "Poor folks got poor ways."

What the poor do when trouble comes is depend on their family, friends, and churches and government agencies.

Poverty is not an easy problem that will be solved with just one tax cut, or another agency, just throwing money at it isnt always the answer(that doesnt mean by a long shot that no money should be directed toward it!). it's a complex problem that needs to be addressed at many levels. More than anything, those that have money need to put themselves in the place of those without, trying to determine what its like to live without abundant resources.