I don't see it as all poor people being lazy, not at all. There are many factors that go into making someone poor: born into poverty, bad decisions, lack of education, etc., etc.
My father was raised dirt poor on a 40 acre share-cropping tobacco plot (could not be called a farm). He quit school more than once to help bring in the crop. They had mules, not tractors. He continued to go to high-school off and on until he graduated. He then hitchhiked to Atlanta and got a job clerking at an hotel during the night - so he could attend Georgia Tech (and pay for it) during the day. He joined the Army to help with his school expenses. Long story short...he retired as a General, he has a Phd, he has 3 retirement checks coming each month, he successfully (over 15 years ago) started a (now very large) defense company. He lives on a farm - he made the wise decision 2 decades ago to change from cattle to timber. More money.
If he can do this, anyone can. Oh, and by the way, I wasn't spoiled - at all. I thought we were barely making it for most of my life. All my friends received cars, I had to buy mine (a worn out 1962 PU truck in lovely olive green). I was expected to work around the house and on the farm. Spending money - only if I got a job. I'm so glad my parents made me earn my own way. I'm unafraid to take risks financially, because I know that even if I self destruct financially - I won't go under because I have the tools to recover and start again (myself only - my father doesn't believe in loans and bailouts, even for family members).