The question should be HOW ARE PEOPLE LIVING WITH NO JOB!
That’s the question I want answered!
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There’s a lot of off the books work going on. House cleaning, small odd-job handy work,random available labor for whatever,babysitting,house sitting, pet sitting/walking, etc. In my area, the names of people available for this sort of cash work are passed by word of mouth. There are people with skills who will alter/sew clothing, knit/crochet,help you move,fix something that’s broken, design your web site. Not all of them are on welfare. Some are on disability. Some are retired. Some are young mothers who do their work at home in spare time.
I suspect most have some sort of check coming in and supplement with underground gigs. On the urban street,back in the day, it used to be known as *having a hustle*. Not all hustles are illegal, although many are. Many simply skirt licensing laws and practice a trade without credentials.
Essentially, they are self-employed.
Those no good capitalistic dogs!
How dare they not pay their fair share!
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