Meaning you could make them all comfortably middle class by just handing over a check and cutting out all the money-grubbing gubbermint hangers-on middle men.
Yes, for a couple of months. Then the money would be gone.
Most people in poverty are there because of poor financial choices, not because of a lack of opportunity. Given more money, they'll just end up back where they were.
Maybe some sort of required money management class would help some impoverished folks change the root problem.
Exactly! Cut them a check for $35K and call it even.That is enough to rent a place and feed them.