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It means we live in a world (especially in the US) where if you aren't earning money, you die within months

What are you talking about? 11% of Americans (or rather, people in America) are on SNAP benefits[0]. And that's just food; there are lots of other benefits as well. America spends the most in the world on welfare, as a real number and as a % of GDP.

[0] https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-receive-govern...

Benefits which are laborious to apply for, many who should don't qualify, structured to make you feel ashamed of having them, and getting cut repeatedly by the GOP.

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