Yep, you're right. When we (figuratively speaking as the nation here) make subsistence look more appealing there are some that will do, sadly, exactly as you said, but I don't think they'er a majority of the needy. The real issue facing most American's is "the working impoverished" or "the working poor". Although we (there I go again, speaking as a nation) don't specifically like or want to address the issue, where I'm from anyway, there's not enough cash flow to sustain the establishment and me or others making gains in their income. The GDP only grew 1.5% in January, which means the truth is something under 1% as a reality, which means my disposable income should have grown by a similar percentage point, but it didn't. Why? Because the Walmart's with their billionaire backers took my part for themselves in the form of increased prices for items that they already know I'm going to purchase, i.e. milk, bread, eggs, cheese, bacon etc and the list goes on and on. The only shot the working guy or gal has is an increase in real spendable "new" revenue for new purchases vs pre-existing. Just sayin...