You can speak for yourself, because you know nothing about my background and your ideological bias leads you to embarrassing assumptions.
My family until my parents generation were dirt poor in one of those countries you would also call piss poor.
My family until my parents generation were dirt poor in one of those countries you would also call piss poor.
A common thinking pattern. To prove it's luck, though, your great-grandchildren will be poor again - that always happens - they say rags to rags in three generations.
"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel."