Based on numbers I hear from friends and Glassdoor, Google programmers make $100k-150k/year. To make 10x less than that, you'd have to make $10-15k/year; that's less than minimum wage.
Not everyone can get a full time job in this economy. A friend of mine is struggling to pay rent with her part time job at minimum wage. She can't afford to eat every day. Sure, you could tell her "go get a full time job", but no one is hiring. Believe me, she's tried.
