Yeh, Of course I agree with you that no one can ever make an income without learning the job perfectly or well. Earning $3 dollars is a trivial matter for some and very difficult for others. That's because there are some environments where $3 is very important and $3 is worth a lot.
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In most European countries (especially those within the EU) you can earn $3 doing literally nothing by sitting in a busy place and beg. You only need 30 people who will give you 10 cents and you have already met your goal, and believe me, some of them have made a real business out of it and live like kings, while others do that
"work" for them.
Of course, this is not the solution you are looking for, but I just want to say that there are different paths to the goal, and some of them are easier than others. No matter how you turn it, money doesn't fall from the sky, you have to work at least a little to earn something.