> Someone who is relying on the government to fund their lifestyle is going to have lower status than someone who is contributing to the maintenance of their co

> Someone who is relying on the government to fund their lifestyle is going to have lower status than someone who is contributing to the maintenance of their country. The people who don't contribute to the country and have a lifestyle to speak of have, in fact, a higher status because they're rich as hell and often pay less taxes than the average person. You don't want people living on welfare? Give them better alternatives. And no, minimum wage that effectively pays less than being unemployed is not what I mean.