One of the contributing factors to persistent poverty is

a. poor education and lack of opportunity to acquire the skills one needs to achieve success
b. fatalism of people that precedes an experience of being poor
c. a strong social welfare system which takes away people's desire to work for a living
d. a focus on equality in a society rather than on rewards for competitiveness


a. poor education and lack of opportunity to acquire the skills one needs to achieve success

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