How often is this really happening? and what is the cause? Is it because the employer isn't paying employees enough or is it because the employee made poor li

How often is this really happening? and what is the cause? Is it because the employer isn't paying employees enough or is it because the employee made poor life decisions (had kids too early, didn't learn any marketable skills, etc)? Minimum wage isn't meant to support an entire family. There are plenty of places you can rent these days that are cheap (Just looking on craiglist, I can see rooms for rent that someone can easily afford on minimum wage) and you can buy cheap food (Walmart is the cheapest in my area). It isn't ideal or easy, but it's not impossible. A bigger problem is the education of our citizens on life decisions that may cause difficult times for many years to come in their future. No amount of government regulation will solve these issues. The other problem is globalization. Many people here love the Internet and the freedom it brings, but it also brings competition from countries like China and India.