Having strong standards is helpful in difficult economic circumstances. While none of this is easy or pleasant, there is no excuse for giving up. Nauthiz goes beyone the purely physical. The poor live shorter lives than those more fortunate. Their neighborhoods get less police protection and worse services.
Poor folks get no respect.
They are even the victims of economic exploitation, which can take what little bit they DO have. The emotional pressures brought on or made worse by need can be as bad as or even worse than the physical pressures. As I mentioned before, there are positive uses for this rune. However, great care is called for. Malpractice suits are, I suppose, the modern equivalent.