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>My observation is that the poor just throw more trash on the ground, they don't make their beds, they live in filthy or cluttered houses...

I would argue here that you've confused correlation with causation.

Perhaps a minimum wage 60 hours/week worker just doesn't have the time or energy to make their bed, not an unwillingness. Maybe the poor conditions in a neighborhood are what make it affordable, not preferable. Etc.