When people ask for public assistance, we either give it to them or deny it. There may also be assistance for people looking for jobs, but it does not force any

When people ask for public assistance, we either give it to them or deny it. There may also be assistance for people looking for jobs, but it does not force anyone to take those jobs. If someone denied public assistance chooses prostitution to make a living, that is not any more inherently coercive than if they choose to flip burgers.