There is nothing admirable about being impoverished. There is, however, everything admirable about working as hard as one can. There is honor in hard work. There’s none in poverty. This is the main reason that most people who work hard aren’t impoverished. In fact, hard work is the shortest distance between poverty and success.

Liberal politicians get confused. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , for example,  thinks poverty is admirable and likes to remind poor people that she’s one of them by wearing very inexpensive clothes. What type of example does that set for her constituents who would like to achieve the “American Dream” of wealth? Ocasio-Cortez earns enough at her congressional job to afford a nice wardrobe. Who does she think she’s fooling? If she wants to make a point, let her donate her salary and benefits to charity, and stay home making babies and playing video games.