functionally broke is relative, there are people making 6 figures that are "functionally broke", "hustling for the fukk of it" doesn't exist, even if nikkas say that's what they're doing, next time you run across somebody saying that dumb shyt, ask them what they would do if they stopped hustling.
$400 doesn't stretch very far, and people who get food stamps HATE to spend cash money on food so when food stamps get low near the end of the month, everybody is eating ramen noodles until the next paydate.
these murders and shootings happen over resources, not necessarily natural resources including but not limited to, money, drugs, and land. other murders happen over jealousy, envy, revenge, and animosity.