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Who’s going to pay for that? Why would those people want to work if they can just freeload? There are serious problems with welfare programs. They’ve been the
by slashdev 3y ago
Who’s going to pay for that? Why would those people want to work if they can just freeload?
There are serious problems with welfare programs. They’ve been the downfall of entire countries. Look at Argentina where the bloated government payroll can be viewed as a sort of work for welfare program. The country can’t afford it and its currency blows up on a regular basis as a result.
That’s not saying you should have no welfare programs, but there’s a balance to be maintained. Probably it should be time limited so people are given a sort of “financial rehab”, but not disincentivized to work. And it shouldn’t stop if you get a job, why, just why would you want an incentive against that.
Some people seem to think there can be consumption without production or life without work, but that’s logically incoherent.
- oneeyedpigeon 3y ago> Who’s going to pay for that? Anyone who wants to live in a better society, who realises this policy would help achieve that. > Why would those people want to work if they can just freeload? Because most people want more than just the absolute necessities of life.
- joiqj 3y ago>Because most people want more than just the absolute necessities of life. You'd be surprised.
- slashdev 3y agoThis is objectively true. There are plenty of people who would rather have a meager lifestyle on welfare than have to work. You can argue what the percentage is, but you can’t deny that’s above zero.
- slashdev 3y agoOne of the big reasons I left Canada is I didn’t like paying for the freeloaders. I didn’t like the high taxes. The other big reason was the insane real estate bubble that priced me out of the market. Between the two of those, I have better opportunities elsewhere.