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>Personal shortcomings are fixable, and you don't need money to do it. However, most people lack the drive and discipline to fix these things, so they convince themselves that money is the only answer, and they "don't have the time" to do it.
>This is really just procrastination, because it's easier to make the hard work part dependent on a vast sum of money, one they will (likely) never acquire.
>So it never gets done, but it's "not their fault".
Not all poor people are lazy welfare queens. A lot of them (probably the majority) spend all day between work, family, various errands, etc. and would need to give up one of these things in order to start working on their shortcomings.
I agree that people who expect money to automatically fix their problems aren't going to improve on these things even with money, but their situation would only improve, since it would ad the benefit of not having to worry about all those stressful problems caused solely and directly by not having money.

>If you say so. I've met tons of them, though.
Maybe where you come from (or with the kind of people you meet and hang out with) it's a common feeling, and also it's an entirely subjective prediction that may or may not come true, since you don't exactly know how you'll feel with a ton of money until you actually have it.

>And reference lottery winners to see what dramatic positive improvements they made in their lives. The ones that are still alive, that is.
>Money doesn't fix stupid, so it's no surprise most of those people end up broke again, or dead.
I agree.
That's just an exception though.
Windfall money into retarded people's hands will likely be mismanaged, and therefore will end up giving them pain, mostly because they end up losing it, getting into debt, etc. which are all problems caused by the lack of money.
They sure are happy while they have it, and the problems start when they lose it.
People who don't lose the money usually end up loving the money. Pic related.