This document discusses the differences between poor and rich countries. It argues that factors like a country's age, natural resources, and race are not primary causes of wealth or poverty. Rather, the main difference lies in the attitudes and behaviors of a country's people. Rich countries tend to follow principles like ethics, integrity, responsibility, respect for laws, work ethic, savings, punctuality. In poor countries, fewer people adhere to these principles in their daily lives. The document concludes that a country is poor not due to outside factors but because its people lack the attitudes needed to comply with and teach the functional principles of wealthy societies.