One of the problems people face is that those with weaker employment prospects in the first place often have other issues which screw them out of reasonable emp

One of the problems people face is that those with weaker employment prospects in the first place often have other issues which screw them out of reasonable employment and leave them worse off in terms of pursuing anything better. Anyone who has been subject to factory life (or equivalent employment) knows that no sane person could work a job like that for their entire life. You're not completely wrong: many of these people have made mistakes, but the nature of how those mistakes get compounded can pretty thoroughly screw someone who was born with a bit of a handicap and who got off to a bad start. So while it is possible to overcome these setbacks (and people should be encouraged to do so), it's not something one should be glib about.