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Why do poor people commit more crime?
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"Why do people who have little to no wealth steal more than people who have all their ends met?"
I feel like the question answers itself if worded correctly.
Good fix. Reminds me of, “In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.” By Anatole France.
Guy wrote a couple of bangers actually.
https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anatole_France