Feels a bit like this is a "pass it on" type deal- killing the worries for the people in the middle probably relieves a lot of stress for people at the bottom- if I'm not worried about making rent, I'm probably not going to be pushing hours quite as hard, nor am I going to be as strict about people coming in. (Personally, I'd be ensuring that all my workers still had places to live and good food to eat, even if it cost me personally to do so.)