On 4/18/2020 6:21 PM, wrote:
> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 5:02:53 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>>
>> So it's always the fault of poor people not to be successful and wealthy.
>> It was ever thus!
>>
> No, but many times it is.
>
> No matter what opportunities are presented to some people we will ALWAYS
> have the poor, poorly educated, menial jobholders. Some are perfectly
> happy to live in the projects, generations in one apartment, and if their
> kids graduate from school fine and dandy and if they don't, that's fine
> and dandy as well.
>
This discussion reminds me of a short-lived PBS show that re-created
living conditions in a Victorian era slum:

The Doss House:

https://www.pbssocal.org/programs/vi...ng-doss-house/

It was yet another "reality" social experiment akin to '1900 House' and
'Frontier House'. Fun stuff. They were lucky if they had running water
or even a bucket. They did strive to do better, though.

Jill