have him struggle to pay for rising rents with kids to clothe and feed, and put him in a job that he can't afford to quit and where he has to struggle every day

have him struggle to pay for rising rents with kids to clothe and feed, and put him in a job that he can't afford to quit and where he has to struggle every day with a shitty boss but it's inappriate to use as reference, in reasoning, the exact opposite. Note that it's not powerful argument because it's the 'opposite'. It's powerful because this is the reality for the many/most of Americans. The argument isn't 'take away everything', it's 'put him in the same position as most people'.