> SNAP, section 8, Medicaid, TANF, SSDI, SSI, EIC, "Child Tax Credits", etc Have you actually attempted to take advantage of any of these? Some of them apply o

> SNAP, section 8, Medicaid, TANF, SSDI, SSI, EIC, "Child Tax Credits", etc Have you actually attempted to take advantage of any of these? Some of them apply only to a small subset of people - SSDI AND SSI explicitly exclude able-bodied poor. One is available only to adults who have already worked 10 years, and one actively goes away if you ever even collect assets (or even marry!) this effectively keeping you in poverty. One you mentioned is a program that no longer exists. And SNAP is more or less generous depending on the state in which you live, fwiw.