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Everybody must learn to cut their cost of living by all means. Learning addition skills and securing extra jobs might be another means of overcoming this hard life. The government must also make policies that will help alleviate the suffering of the masses.
This is not applicable for everyone, you know that. We all have different privilege in life, most of us doesn't even have the skills to have extra jobs because of their current life situation or their health. Funny thing about the government is they just don't really care if there are people suffering in their country, what they care the most is the money they can get while they are sitting in their position as a politician.
We can learn new skills if we are just determined; even uneducated people do it, like those mechanic people. They are usually construction workers, but they are eager to have an extra income, so they go to their friends and ask them to teach or just watch them. As long as the person is determined, they can learn new skills for additional income. Also, we should not rely on the government; we should work on our own, as we know that the government is like a turtle. Upskill and find extra income, but again, this is not easy as you will be going down a rough road.