This concept of poverty as some kind of invisible monster that randomly afflicts totally innocent people is so retarded. The same behaviors that lead to single mothers and drug abuse and crime and homelessness also lead to poverty. The primary relationship between these issues is defined by correlation and comorbidity, not causation. Appeals to “muh poverty” are designed to offload accountability. Is it always the case that poverty is “your fault”? No. But poverty isn’t the end-all explanation for anti-social behavior.