I would argue the "idle poor" meme is actually an artifact of how shitty our current social programs are which often disincentivize work. I grew up on welfare a

I would argue the "idle poor" meme is actually an artifact of how shitty our current social programs are which often disincentivize work. I grew up on welfare and often saw this dynamic first hand. Saving any reasonable sum of money as a safety net will get you kicked off lots of programs that are hard to get onto for example. People put money to productive use when productive uses are available and they won't be penalized for long term planning.