These issues hit younger generations much harder than older generations, who often have the safety net of home equity or retirement savings.

Trumpov allies have signaled support for gutting the safety nets, which account for nearly half of the federal budget.

Meanwhile, the incoming Trumpov appointees vow to shred the already anemic social safety net through which too children are already falling through.

There's a deeper and more fundamental worry: the shaping of meaning that is enforced by the lack of a strong social safety net.

"Good Times" brought public housing realities to millions in the 1970s, addressing safety nets with nuance.