The concept of raising the underclass is great. Its just not going to happen as long as we’re making it easy to be poor. In fact, instead of raising them up, we’re bringing a lot of other people down. I have personally had a number of people in the 35-55 age range tell me how tired they were of busting hump and just wanted to get enough $$ to live without having to work. And they were being totally serious. For whatever reason, they have given up on life and just want to subsist in front of the TV.
So your recommended solution is perpetual class warfare — just choose up sides and have at it?