While not practical for operations which very low processing times and correspondingly high change-over times (both values defined by takt time), it is nevertheless a Lean Manufacturing goal to achieve single piece flow in every operation possible. Achieving one-piece flow requires the elimination of waste.
Throughout human history, most people live and die in the social class into which they were born. If they were born poor, chances are they will die poor. One way societies can help people rise in social class is to initiate new enterprises, like improved educational opportunities or technological advancements.
Government can certainly not help to fulfill the dreams of all its citizens. But their role is to provide the framework to give everyone the best possible conditions for living in peace and happiness. After all is it a crime to want to be happy and peaceable? A government is as poor as it presents itself to the people.