I just finished reading _Life at the Bottom_ by Theodore Dalrymple. He's a medical doctor in England who works with the lower class (mainly those on the dole).

I just finished reading _Life at the Bottom_ by Theodore Dalrymple. He's a medical doctor in England who works with the lower class (mainly those on the dole). Overall, those on the dole have little incentive to improve their lot in life yet have a large sense of entitlement. And those very few that strive to improve themselves are punished for it (not by being thrown in jail or losing their benefits outright, but mainly through inattention or indifference by the government). And this is England, you know, land of free education and health care.