In The News: Multiple Capitol Rioters had History of Financial Trouble

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There is an interesting article in this morning's Washington Post that claims that many of the rioters' on January 6th had a history of financial trouble. 
According to the article, almost 60 percent of the people facing charges related to the riot showed signs of prior money troubles, "including bankruptcies, notices of eviction or foreclosure, bad debts, or unpaid taxes over the past two decades". 
The financial missteps by defendants in the attempted insurrection ranged from small debts of a few thousand dollars more than a decade ago to unpaid tax bills of $400,000 and homes facing foreclosure in recent years.
Eighteen percent of the group have experienced bankruptcy, which is nearly "twice as high as that of the American public. A quarter of them had been sued for money owed to a creditor. And 1 in 5 of them faced losing their home at one point, according to court filings".
"The financial problems are revealing because they offer potential clues for understanding why so many Trump supporters — many with professional careers and few with violent criminal histories — were willing to participate in an attack egged on by the president’s rhetoric painting him and his supporters as undeserving victims".
"Donald Trump and his brand of grievance politics tapped into something that resonated with the hundreds of people who descended on the Capitol in a historic burst of violence".

precarity

a state of existence in which material provision and psychological wellness are adversely affected by a lack of regular or secure income

“I think what you’re finding is more than just economic insecurity but a deep-seated feeling of precarity about their personal situation,” said Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a political science professor who helps run the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab at American University. “And that precarity — combined with a sense of betrayal or anger that someone is taking something away — mobilized a lot of people that day.”
I've been wondering why someone would take the time out of their schedule, fly to Washington D.C., rent a hotel room and then do something that ended up getting them into trouble with the law. I know many of them regret their decisions that day. 
Spending money for airplane tickets and hotel rooms when you've already faced financial problems just seems irresponsible to me. 
What are your thoughts on the topic?
Belinda ~ Living within our Means ~ My Linktree