Poor people are big business! Thousands of bureaucrats in every city depend on an ever-growing number of poor folks for their fat government jobs!

Years back? My Province saw "child poverty" fall to an all-time low. Rather than be happy? Those in charge simply jacked up the level that defined poverty in their system. A month later they were screaming for more funding since "child poverty" had shot uP! 😣
Ditto for sick people & homeless people: big bucks to be made in keeping them sick & homeless.