This document discusses the differences between poor and rich countries. It argues that the age of a country, natural resources, and race are not determining factors. Rather, the key difference is the attitudes and principles followed by a country's people, such as ethics, integrity, responsibility, respect for laws, work ethic, savings, and punctuality. These principles become ingrained through a culture of education. If citizens in poor countries adopted these functional principles of rich societies and taught them to future generations, it could help lift their country out of poverty.