Work or not

What is life like in American for low-income families and zero income families. With zero income a mother with two children receives $250 per month from WIC, $785 per month from SNAP, TANF in MN $1,200 per month, SSI $2,000 per month, two meals per day during the school year, free healthcare through Medicaid. This comes to $4,235 per month or $50,820 per year. If the mother could get some help with baby sitting and earn $2,500 per year, she would be eligible for $2,000 per year from EITC and $4,400 per year in child tax credit so her annual income would be $59,720. Some mothers choose to take in a baby for 20 hours per week and they earn $400 per week. This would cause some of their benefits to be reduced but their EITC would increase to $7,000 per year which is designed to offset any loss of public assistance. This would bring her annual income to over $60,000 per year. There are also programs to help with utility cost. Some mothers can get Grandma to baby sit which allows them to work full time at Walmart earning $20 per hour or $40,000 per year. She would then qualify for $10,000 per year from EITC and child tax credit bringing her income up to $50,000. Even under these circumstances many would prefer not to work. This is why some say the only real poor in America are the people living on the street who mostly have drug or mental problems.