There are a lot of Japanese people who think that being poor is a choice
there are a lot of Japanese people who think that~
~だと考える日本人が多い
being poor is a choice
貧困は自分のせい
直訳的に、being poor is your faultになりますが、
大体英語で、「貧困は自分が選択したことだ・being poor is a choice・poverty is a choice」と言う表現で言います。
ご参考になれば幸いです。