getting serious, seriously!

Today, i will write about poverty. No, that's not what i mean. I mean, why are so many Indians in a land that is hurtling at near double-digit growth rates, poor. Is it because they are born poor? For then, the reasons seem straight-forward, even dynastic, enough. But, you and me know, it is not so. True, many may have been poor since birth, but why are they still? why are they not getting to lead a decent life? why is it that not one of these kids get to study, or study beyond a point? why is the educational system crumbling? lack of teachers, infrastructure, funds....and why can't a poor man, through hard work and merit, achieve a better standard of living? i don't claim to know the whys to all these posers, but why are fewer and fewer people asking these sort of questions anymore? and acting on their answers, however skewed, or misplaced...That's what makes me mad!