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People vastly and I mean vastly under estimate how poor of living conditions many will accept if they don't have to lift a finger to provide for themselves. Mo
by Shivetya 6y ago
People vastly and I mean vastly under estimate how poor of living conditions many will accept if they don't have to lift a finger to provide for themselves.
More than half our federal budget goes to aid programs, from social security, medicare and medicaid, to thousands of assistance programs. States then add to this total. People routinely complain that the government does not do enough to aid the poor but what they fail to understand just how much is already spent and that a good portion is misdirected; too much ends up as jobs programs for friends and family of politicians.
- bluGill 6y agoThe problem is it is hard to figure out what is required. I knew a lady (she died of old age 15 years ago) who was able to work 20 hours a week - not quite enough to live on - but when she went over 25 hours a week had a mental breakdown and spent 6 months in the mental hospital. It took many repeats of the cycle before it was even realized that 20 hours was her limit, but those responsible for her case didn't have options to help her because she could partially support herself normally and appeared able to do more. The above is but one case - probably unique to just her, but I know of many other unique cases each with a different situation. The point is we cannot treat the poor alike. However not being able to treat them alike means there will be fraud anytime someone figures out how to work the system.