There&#x27;s a bizarre assumption here.<p>It&#x27;s that the very poor can <i>afford</i> to move. That generally costs a few thousand dollars if you&#x27;re going any significant distance (UHaul, rental down payment, travel time spent unemployed, etc). If they&#x27;re hiring in Raleigh, do you really think the people in Detroit can put together the capital to go there? We don&#x27;t subsidize moving (we should), only ongoing poverty in one location.<p>Similarly: night classes, seeking better jobs without a car, working longer hours.  These things all have overhead costs (like tuition, travel, or daycare prices), and the assumption that they&#x27;re accessible to people with no assets is deeply weird.