Was snarky, but I stand by it. A significant proportion of our population lives in self reinforcing negative feedback loops. Some people are beyond repair, but enough are not to deserve help.
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In order to keep this poverty trap going, this person needs to basically have zero relatives who can help him/her. It's worth mentioning that they may be eligible for other benefits and that Maine is not NYC or SF in terms of cost of living.pic.twitter.com/67zCQVE5Ij
I went ahead and applied for other benefits using 1642 monthly income (above the TANF threshold you cited).pic.twitter.com/uVoOCBz78S
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So to summarize, I'm pretty skeptical of a poverty trap for people who are not addicted to drugs or capable of working (i.e. not blind, disabled, mentally handicapped). There's ample government assistance, even for a 4-kid no-child-support no-relative hypothetical person.
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