...as would be work for welfare.
The problem is that all the social welfare programs, coupled together, amount to more than most people can make in entry level jobs. Its a big problem, but you cant force small companies to pay people with little or no skills high wages just because welfare pays so much.
These people should be given the choice of cleaning trash on the highway, taking care of seniors, getting a job, or getting nothing at all. If they dont like it, they dont eat.