> Aren't there welfare programs in the US? Welfare supports are very patchy, mostly run at the state level. As a general rule of thumb, long-term cash benefit

> Aren't there welfare programs in the US? Welfare supports are very patchy, mostly run at the state level. As a general rule of thumb, long-term cash benefits are almost impossible to access, and "in-kind" benefits like subsidized housing like subsidized housing tend to have long waiting lists. "Food stamps" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assista...) are one of the larger broadly-available benefits.