Take your pick.
Some are poor by choice, such as clergy.
Some are poor due to regulatory punishment from our federal government.
Some are poor due to a decided lack of effort.
Some are poor due to them being moochers who would rather be on welfare than work.
Some are poor due to bad decisions, such as buying to much house, or making bad investments.
Some are poor due to being brought up to embrace bad cultures... drug/gang etc.
How many do you want to see?
He said the only reason ALL whites are poor is cause they are all lazy.
He does not think ANY blacks are impoverished due to those reasons.
Can you believe how absurd liberals are? How hypocritical? How brainwashed?
Knowing Asclepias, he was probably pulling your chain. It's tough to be a member of a minority that is being attacked constantly for the things bad elements of the minority are doing.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I was attacked for my libertarian conservative views. And I'll bet others wish they had a dollar for the number of times that I made sarcastic retorts.