Technogeek wrote:
Ah yes, the conservative talking point that those poor people are just lazy!
Everyone is lazy. Everyone is greedy. It is human nature to find a method to gain the most while doing the least. It's why we built tool, developed science, and did all the other stuff that makes us who we are. There's nothing wrong with that.
What's wrong is creating an artificial system where X and Y effort both result in the same living condition, but X is much lower than Y but Y will result in increased living condition over time. X is welfare. Y is employment. Get it? Because what happens is that most people will choose to do X and not Y because right now, they get the same result from both. But X doesn't lead to anything other than more of the same. Y can lead to a better life. But right now, at this moment, X is the better choice.
It's not about what I think of poor people. That's a stupid distraction from the issue. The question is which economic policy will result in the best outcome over time?
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If only they started looking for work, it would magically appear! The laws of supply and demand mean nothing at all! If those poor folks want jobs, they will appear!
The jobs are there. Yes, even right now. They aren't taking them because they don't pay enough to justify the loss of the benefits they're getting. That's not a poor choice on the part of the welfare recipient. That's a result of poor policy that traps people in that state.
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Just how much cocaine do you have to snort to have your position make sense?
See to me, the folks on drugs are the people who can't see what I'm talking about. It's not about liking or disliking. It's about human nature. I don't blame the welfare recipient for taking advantage of the free stuff the government is offering them. I blame the politicians who create those programs and the well meaning but foolish people who vote them into office and support their agenda. Cause they're the ones trapping people in poverty. Not me.