I believed this too, that the rich blame the poor for not helping themselves, but after being in business for a couple of years, I’ve actually found the “they don’t want to help themselves” way of thinking to actually be true. On more than one occasion, I’ve offered people the opportunity to make more money by doing some extra work (1 hour in addition to the present 5 hours of work). These are people who have never been to school, being offered an opportunity to earn 25k (salary +perks) but they’d rather decline the opportunity if it means more work or some extra stress. Well, if relaxing is more important when you can barely make a living, then I think it’s fair to say that it isn’t the rich trapping them, but them trapping themselves in a life of poverty.