And yet I meet social workers and other bureaucrats in this space that are clearly not making the kind of money I would require to work such a hard job. I feel

And yet I meet social workers and other bureaucrats in this space that are clearly not making the kind of money I would require to work such a hard job. I feel like societal investments in combatting poverty are so low that the inefficiencies we see are because we’re paying just enough to keep the lights on. Flipping things around, imagine a startup that was only making < 50% more in profit than its total costs. We wouldn’t be so critical. We’d say, “Wow, you’re profitable? Congratulations!” Flipping things a little further, imagine how much more quickly a startup could become profitable if employees were paid the same as social workers. I'd argue that the delta in pay is at least partly attributable to the delta in how much each class of worker truly believes in the mission of the organization. That’s a sobering thought.