Though my metaphor is hyperbole, I can't stop thinking that this is the same as raising the standard of living of two homeless individuals by paying a small amo

Though my metaphor is hyperbole, I can't stop thinking that this is the same as raising the standard of living of two homeless individuals by paying a small amount (perhaps charged per distance) and asking them to carry you around town in a sedan chair. It's an improvement (they have no other source of income) and it's all voluntary; they might do enough miles/hours to leave the streets, or they might never earn enough to do so and just keep doing it until somebody devises a cheaper process to carry those who eat the extreme opposite of gruel.