david, a coworker, just read an article about the "poverty trap" in the u.s. during the lunch break, he mentions that it is unfortunate that everyone in poverty is stuck there forever. david’s observation is incorrect because many people experience poverty at some point in their lives, particularly when they are young. incorrect because the social safety net provides a way for low-income individuals to escape poverty. correct because low-income workers face too much discrimination to escape poverty. correct. because of a high effective marginal tax rate, people living in poverty have no way to increase their incomes to higher quintiles.