You do realize that people on welfare do work while they still collect money from the gov? They just don't make enough to make ends meet so they need assistance like food stamps, medicaid, help to pay their power bill and companies will even have affordable plans for low income people. Even Amazon Prime does too so people with low income can also have Prime, same as if you are a student. When you don't have much income, you will find ways to stretch your money and you know what you need and don't need and what are wants. Like I knew as a young adult that desserts and pop and other drinks were just luxuries foods, same as snacks. Eating out is a luxury and going to a movie, Redbox is cheaper than going to a movie rental place. I used to joke that I was too poor to eat a lot so I stay skinny that way. That was because I wanted to keep my food bill down and would get mad at my husband if I thought he was eating too much because we had to keep food lasting longer so we don't buy more as often and not buy as much. He even said I lived like we are poor. Yeah I have money anxiety so that is why I found ways to make my money stretch and why I act cheap. My mom in law called it frugal and thrifty. I had no idea how insulting it was to call people cheap so I learned the hard way I was being insulted by my parents all that time. Smartphones have gotten so cheap now, now poor people have them. You don't need to spend several hundreds on a smartphone. You can get one under $100. But space may be 16 GB, camera quality might not be as good but at least you have a phone with internet and email but you don't need to browse online and watch youtube on it when you can read a book or just play a handheld game. And if you are poor, you might just save up for one or do odd jobs to save for one or do commissions if you have any talent. If you are female, you can just make videos for horny guys and start a OnlyFans page or do some sex work online. Heck even sell photos too. It won't give you a living but it's some extra income for you to save up on for something you want. I am sure some people do make poor choices with their finances (my ex was one of them because he refused to live like he was on low income and wanted to live like he had money) but there are even rich people out there that make poor financial choices too but the poor just get more flack than the rich.
That is why right wingers say "get a real job" "go back to school and get a degree" and all that stuff but yet they are against lefists being against student debt. It makes no sense.
Also what else doesn't make sense is they are against people having kids they can't afford but yet are against birth control and abortions, make up your mind.
