[CowboyJay]

"If these places are such hellholes with no jobs, what’s to stop the residents from saving up a few bucks for a bus ticket to a place with a job or two?"

A couple grand in moving expenses by the time you figure in rental and utility deposits? That, and places with a job or two are in pretty short supply - unless you're talking about picking up and moving to Asia.

[PapaBear3625]

A couple grand in moving expenses by the time you figure in rental and utility deposits? That, and places with a job or two are in pretty short supply - unless you're talking about picking up and moving to Asia.

When I moved to California for work a few decades ago, I stayed on an old friend's couch for a month until I settled in.

If you go to an area where there are college students, you can always find a furnished room in a house fairly cheap. Particularly if you show up in June, when the graduating class is moving out, and leaving behind old furniture and stuff.

[EricT.]

A couple grand in moving expenses by the time you figure in rental and utility deposits? That, and places with a job or two are in pretty short supply - unless you're talking about picking up and moving to Asia.

I'm not feeling sorry for someone who is given a free education with multiple opportunities for vocational training, apprenticeships and/or internships. There are jobs out there for people who aren't afraid to start at the bottom and work their way up. And it doesn't require a drastic move to start out in one of these entry-level jobs and earn the money to finally escape the gubmint plantation. They don't even need to give up much in government hand-outs at first.

This culture of government dependence has got to be destroyed, and these slaves must be set free to provide for themselves.