[indymike]

> Lack of any safety net can't be good for society, and this makes it harder for less privileged people to ascend the social ladder

I'm not sure about that. They were paying people $18/hr to make submarine sandwiches in Carmel in 2018. Just a 1/3 of a mile south, in North Indianapolis, the same chain was paying $12.50/hr. There is an entire world of businesses that exploit government poverty supports to get cheap labor.