I work with the poor often, and I think this article is off a bit. I work with a group of homeless shelters in my job, and my local religious congregation regu

I work with the poor often, and I think this article is off a bit. I work with a group of homeless shelters in my job, and my local religious congregation regularly volunteers at homeless shelters, food shelves, multiple times a month. And one thing I've found is that while many poor aren't lazy, some most certainly are. Some people don't want to work. Here's one example. A man whom I've never met contacted me through my congregation. He said he had no money for groceries. We met him a few times and sure enough, he was unemployed and living bare minimum on welfare. So we helped this guy. I bought him groceries every week for a few months. All the while, we tried to help him get a job so that he could stand on his own feet. But what we found is that this particular man always found excuses not to take a job. It didn't make enough money, it wasn't what I wanted to do, etc. Eventually, we saw he was merely using our limited resources to live and eat for free. When you're living on the charity of others (or the government), it's wrong to be picky and choosy about employment. Bottom line: While not all poor are lazy, I'm absolutely convinced that some poor are poor because they don't want to work. Some are more comfortable living off the charity of others. And I wish this weren't the case.