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The poor often behave in less capable ways, which can further perpetuate poverty. We hypothesize that poverty directly impedes cognitive function and present two studies that test this hypothesis. First, we experimentally induced thoughts about finances and found that this reduces cognitive performance among poor but not in well-off participants. Second, we examined the cognitive function of farmers over the planting cycle. We found that the same farmer shows diminished cognitive performance before harvest, when poor, as compared with after harvest, when rich. This cannot be explained by differences in time available, nutrition, or work effort. Nor can it be explained with stress: Although farmers do show more stress before harvest, that does not account for diminished cognitive performance. Instead, it appears that poverty itself reduces cognitive capacity. We suggest that this is because poverty-related concerns consume mental resources, leaving less for other tasks. These data provide a previously unexamined perspective and help explain a spectrum of behaviors among the poor. We discuss some implications for poverty policy.
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/341/6149/976
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:38AM (14 children)
Poor people almost universally vote Democrat.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:43AM
citation needed.
I thought that poor people are less likely to vote than other higher-income groups.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by fyngyrz on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:44AM (7 children)
That's because it is a relatively easy, and smart, move for them to make. The Democrats have a well documented history of doing more for the poor, and less to the poor, than the Republicans do. When people's own health and circumstances are on the line, they'll tend to lean towards the choices that appear to offer more redress.
Not saying the Democrats are pure of heart. They aren't. But they do have a fairly consistent track record in this regard.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @05:55AM (4 children)
Oh yeah, just take a look at those Democrat controlled paradises like Detroit and Baltimore. The Democrats really do know how to do things """for""" the poor.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @06:12AM (3 children)
What specific policy positions do you disagree with?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @06:38AM (2 children)
The result.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @08:17AM
What policies do you support that could have been implemented to avoid the situations in Detroit and Baltimore?
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday November 06 2018, @08:53AM
You know the result? You did visit an alternative reality where different policies were tried, and got better results?
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:56PM (1 child)
Except that is not what is actually happening when you look at the demographic data. Analysis of a USAToday study shows differently.
“Poorest states have Republican legislatures, and richest have Democratic ones.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/21/economic-profile-50-states-republicans-represent-poor-democrats-rich/ [breitbart.com]
(Score: 3, Touché) by legont on Tuesday November 06 2018, @04:03PM
Yes, true. And a short version of why is that democrats royally screwed poor many times.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:49AM (1 child)
Been dead since 2009. Creditors took a lot of my stuff, kids took the rest. I'm destitute no. No on is poorer than us dead people. And, I've voted Democrat in every election since then.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:52PM
The troll modded my post down. Real trolls have no sense of humor.
(Score: 1, Redundant) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Tuesday November 06 2018, @10:35AM
> Poor people almost universally vote Democrat.
Most people (poor or otherwise) in the Universe don't live in america, and therefore don't have the opportunity to vote for american political parties. Therefore, your statement is incorrect.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:48PM (1 child)
If you correct for the rise of identity politics and race, it becomes much less straightforward.
Also with the black folks leaving the democratic plantation, its less of a correlation than used to be.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @06:07PM
Youre such a piece of crap you gotta project your racism too? Youre the worst