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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Most educated people have never visited, never mind *lived*, in areas that have been generationally poor.  This has been studied throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and some programs seem to have been better than others at improving poverty and education.  Ultimately, it takes money, and lots of it, to implement real change.
gpt
The obvious response is "then how did the Irish get rich". 

The real answer is it takes *commitment* to get real change. Not just money, but money being spent well by people who give a shit. Amd not just once, but generationally.