I see this and it's very frustrating. The things you mentioned are what make it such a difficult problem, especially "competition from disability, welfare and b

I see this and it's very frustrating. The things you mentioned are what make it such a difficult problem, especially "competition from disability, welfare and black market income sources." So often, it's papered over and misleadingly described as something else entirely for politically expedient means, as if there was a time we could go back to where we were safe from these forces. The truth is, we never were and never will be, and we have to be always vigilant about fighting it by working to provide opportunity and safety nets. I despise that the conversation is always framed in moral terms regarding whether those who need safety nets "deserve" them, when the question should really be about whether we're serious about winning the competition against non-productive income sources, state sponsored or otherwise. The conversation is perennially hijacked.