Well credit where credit is due , you sound like an exceptional person when it comes to work ethic and determination . But the fact of the matter is that a lot of people can ' t do what you did , and it isn ' t because they are just inferior beings . So lets say you are a factory worker in a flyover state . up until recently , you had a good paying job , you worked hard and it took its toll on your body , but you could afford to have a house , support a family , and even save up some money for your children to go to college . Then through no fault of your own , the market crashes because big banks fucked everything up a direct result of republicans deregulating banks by the way , and now you are working for a temp agency , bouncing from factory to factory , getting paid $ 20 , 000 a year less than you could before . In this scenario , how does this person rent a room for $ 200 ? they have children . how do they save money to go back to school , especially when right wing politicians do nothing to stop the rising tuition costs ? Is this person , working multiple jobs to make ends meet , trying desperately to keep his family together and provide for them really the bottom of the barrel ?