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“Poor people aren't making dumb decisions because they are dumb, but because they're living in a context in which anyone would make dumb decisions.” quote by Rutger Bregman — Download Open image

“Poor people aren't making dumb decisions because they are dumb, but because they're living in a context in which anyone would make dumb decisions.”

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