The guy in the interview said that poor people just need to better themselves by getting a GED, a better job, etc. It was largely their own fault that they're poor.
I once read a science fiction novel in which a character stated "The shrillest cries of social injustice usually come from those whose only contribution to society could be done just as well by a trained chimpanzee." The argument was that the key to success is to find a skill or talent that you possess, that society finds valuable, and which most other people don't have. At that point, society won't mistreat you because they need and value what you can do. The problem with that argument is that it ignores situations where circumstances prevent someone from developing their talents. A single mother working three jobs to support herself and her two children might have the potential to be the world's greatest botanist or concert pianist, but how and when is she supposed to develop that potential?
