I don't think there are that many going without enough food. We have welfare and stores like Dollar General that have low food prices. I think the bigger problems are having enough to afford housing, utilities, gas for our cars, basic clothing and money for unexpected necessary expenses.
People that work shouldn't struggle to afford their basic needs. They should also be able to afford a reasonable sense of finacial security.
Financial security will probably never be a reality for the majority of Americans. They will probably work their whole lives helping others to have that and more money than they will ever need.
What is so fundamentally wrong with struggle? You say that like work is a dirty word. Some people live a life in fear of the unknown, for those folks no amount of money will ever give them a reasonable sense of security, financial or otherwise.
Nothing wrong with work. Anyone that can or needs to, should. Struggling to afford just basic necessities is wrong. Why should people work for that alone? There should more to working than just affording basic needs.
No it's not. Life is not fair, life is not supposed to be easy. Struggle is one of the best motivators in life. You want more than just the basic needs? In this country... if you can't figure out how to get past the basic needs for your family you are just not trying. Which may be because you have been "helped" to much. Just sayin. I make my kids work. It teaches them character and responsibility for oneself. Giving kids everything they need teaches them entitlement.