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Thomas Sowell's theory was that the primary reason most of those systems were put in place is not so much to prevent abuse but to guarantee a level of security/
by AussieWog93 5y ago
Thomas Sowell's theory was that the primary reason most of those systems were put in place is not so much to prevent abuse but to guarantee a level of security/power/income for the bureaucrats.
- HarryHirsch 5y agoHence most of these systems are so shitty, like that both sides of the aisle benefit. Bus shows up only every 120 minutes? One side says "we told you it wouldn't work", and the other side says "at least we tried".
- Spooky23 5y agoEvery stupid process in social services is driven by the NY Post and similar outlets. Q: “Why did nobody notice the baby is sick?” A: Babies are weighed in every interaction, which is humiliating to parents. Q: “Why didn’t you stop Sally from enrolling for benefits in 2 counties?” A: Fingerprint indigent beneficiaries, at their expense. Q: “Why should people on drugs get welfare?” A: A family loses crucial benefits because mom smoked weed. Bureaucracy builds walls out of process to remove individual agency. But politicians design programs to meet different goals, and social services law was no different.
- Chris2048 5y ago> Babies are weighed in every interaction, which is humiliating to parents. Why is this humiliating?
- Spooky23 5y agoEvery week, some random clerk can decide that your baby hasn’t gained enough weight, and therefore you are an unfit mother.
- AussieWog93 5y agoYeah, my wife noted this. Puts a lot of pressure on mothers to overfeed their kids.