Median US income is ~31k, the fact that this is right in the middle of where aid ends is, if not by design, is something that evolved out of wealthy self protec

Median US income is ~31k, the fact that this is right in the middle of where aid ends is, if not by design, is something that evolved out of wealthy self protection. The working poor are the most compliant workers with the least bargaining power. A person proves incontrovertibly that they are hard workers willing to contribute to society (and not lazy poor as the rhetoric so cruelly propagates) and we immediately cut off community aid and put them right back on the marginal bubble. It's helpful when your employees are kept on a treadmill that moves slightly faster than they can run.