drugs
having out of control and unprotected sex with multiple people
dropping out of school
drinking and driving
While I agree, these action are done by poor people. They're also done by wealthy people. Especially the children of wealthy people.
Doesn't seem to really affect their lives much.
The biggest reason people are poor is because they were born poor.
Are there slumdog millionaires? I'm sure. But that's a rare occurrence. Most wealthy people had some resources to begin with.
As for why people vote for Trump, well, that's a result of forward thinking by republicans to make sure they dominated AM radio and the churches in rural America.
Propaganda works folks, and the Republicans are fantastic at it.
Lie, lie and lie some more.
If you take a moment to think about it. America really hasn't progressed beyond the early 90s. Our cities and towns have stagnated while all our taxes are going to fund the military and subsidize the wealthy. (Who have moved all jobs out of the nation.)
As for why people vote for Trump, well, that's a result of forward thinking by republicans to make sure they dominated AM radio and the churches in rural America.
There's also the deliberate destruction of public education.