and allowed however many thousands to struggle through life without government aid, or to do what we have done and now have millions of people who live their whole lives on welfare and have no desire to change?What would have been better for our nation as a whole? To never have imposed or encouraged a welfare state?The former, because many millions of people have become dependent who otherwise would not have.
People used to rely on neighbors, churches and charities for help. these people and institutions could refuse people who they thought were undeserving. Now, a giant bureaucracy just doles out taxpayer money to as many people as possible, to garner votes for those giving the Treasury away.
We are in much worse shape now. Even FDR said that welfare payments have a %26quot;narcotic%26quot; effect on those who receive them.
What would have been better for our nation as a whole? To never have imposed or encouraged a welfare state?
Maybe this is what Marx intuited when he said capitalism inevitably leads to class struggles.
What would have been better for our nation as a whole? To never have imposed or encouraged a welfare state?
living on welfare is not an easy life
all people see is someone getting something for nothing
it appears this way but the things these people give up for that little bit
of money is not worth it to the average person
some people will always take advantage of the system
but they are the real losers in any society
