# Growing up poor does not automatically shape how politicians understand inequality, study finds

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-poor-automatically-politicians-inequality.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/growing-up-poor-does-not-automatically-shape-how-politicians-understan-956371/

A politician who grew up in poverty might be expected to see inequality differently from someone raised in comfort. But a new study finds that personal experience does not speak for itself: what matters is how politicians interpret the struggles they lived through.

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