“It takes money to make money”, is a very positive outlook – assuming you have more than enough money. The corollary for the poor is that it is more difficult to make money because there’s no excess to devote to making more. The rich get richer, because they have the money to make more money. The poor get poorer because they never have enough, which unfortunately leads to no ability to leverage their assets, buy higher quality goods and services, or reduce everyday stress by having a buffer. To use the business analogy, the poor are undercapitalized.
“Why Poor People Stay Poor” – by Linda Tirado for Slate
Pretending Not To Panic 