Why Is There Poverty?

In the richest country in the world, there is still poverty. It is that, they blame for the "gun violence" and gang activity. But why IS there poverty in a country that is the richest in the world? Why are there pockets of poverty? The reason is drugs. Some people get rich selling them, and others get POOR buying them. The next thing they have to do to "support their habits" is start stealing. They can't make enough money to support their habits by working, and the drugs increase the tendency to do NOTHING, rather than go out and work to improve their lot in life. The next thing you see is them living in squalor, not caring about anything except where their next "fix" is coming from. The only "work" they do is robbing, burglarizing, and even KILLING to get enough money for the next "fix." And that's the basis of gun crime--not the gun, itself. But they ignore that and go after the guns, which is useless. (Just common sense)