Ever been to the inner-city and seen the automobiles that the "poor" drive? They would put mine to shame.
Ever seen the clothes that the "poor" have? Name-brand clothes, hats, NFL apparel, you name it - makes my Levi's jeans that I bought at Wally World look like a pauper's rags.
What about the jewelry they wear? I seen all of it, and then some, because I grew up in Racine, WI, which is the Benton Harbor of Wisconsin, and gee - these people have tons of money, driving Cadillac Escalades with tinted windows and chrome rims with expensive stereo systems, yet they can't come up with money to pay their electric bill. I've always wondered that - they got a widescreen TV with an Xbox but they the "electric slide" - not paying the electric bill through the winter knowing that they'll get energy assistance and that it's illegal for power companies to turn off electricity in the winter here in WI.
Take your poor arguments and shove it!