Comment by peoplefromibiza

> In this case it could be the poverty itself

unfortunately in the US socialists theories, even the most diluted ones, are almost entirely removed from the public discourse.

These kinds of issues can be better analyzed in the context of the class struggle (or class conflict), of which they are a textbook example.

On a personal level people can get over hardships and have a successful happy life, but statistically, on a societal level, those who are born poor will, more often than any other group, end up being poor(er) adults.