The Leading Cause of Poorness If poorness were an illness, take a guess as to its cause. Of course, lack of money. But is that a cause or a symptom of the underlying problem? Lack of education? Lack of opportunity, positive role models, or determination? Nope. Those are all symptoms. If you retrace poverty’s footprints you will find that poorness starts at the exact same place: choice. Poor choices are the leading
