> Sounds like $30k is an improvement in their lives then, so is it really "too little"? Being put in prison is an improvement for many individuals in so far as

> Sounds like $30k is an improvement in their lives then, so is it really "too little"? Being put in prison is an improvement for many individuals in so far as they are guaranteed three square meals and a warm place to lay their head. Would you seriously argue that that's an improvement that is worth the cost to the individual?