> Suffice it to say that I am familiar with the concept Cool > again, what do you mean by "deserving"? What do the poor deserve that (in your interpretation)

> Suffice it to say that I am familiar with the concept Cool > again, what do you mean by "deserving"? What do the poor deserve that (in your interpretation) ianferrel claims they do not? Actually nope not cool. You are clearly not familiar with the concept. This question does not make any sense in terms of the concept... The concept of the deserving and undeserving poor has nothing to do with what the poor in general deserve or don't deserve. It implies that there are two type of poor people. 1. Deserving poor people (in ianferrel's mind those that make sensible decisions about money) 2. Undeserving poor people (in ianferrel's mind those that make poor decision about money) I raised this issue because in Victorian England this concept was behind a lot of hand wringing and moralisation and very little actual social improvement. Those that forget history are doomed to repeat it - but those that don't know it can't help but forget it and people like ianferrel are clearly missing a huge swath of social history which would help them gain context for their opinions.