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date: 2020-03-11T18:52:41+01:00
slug: no-surprise-poverty-makes-us-stupid
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No surprise, [poverty makes us stupid](https://thecorrespondent.com/283/why-poor-people-make-poor-decisions/37442933638-a4773584).

Then we’re more easily sucked into the “socialism is bad” narrative, which makes more of us more poor. It’s a viscous cycle of stupid austerity.

