In the US, there's a major problem where the cliff of sanctions and penalities for making forward progress from destitution to livable wages rationalize, in man

In the US, there's a major problem where the cliff of sanctions and penalities for making forward progress from destitution to livable wages rationalize, in many people's mind that somehow absolutely no safety net is desirable (!?!), rather than a gradual safety net that doesn't treat poor/disabled/bad circumstances people like criminals or burden them with a constant flood of paperwork and bureaucratic BS.