Squilliam said:
HappySqurriel said:
TheRealMafoo said:
My guess is that people who think pure capitalism is bad, also think that if the government does not help those who can not help themselves, that there is no other mechanism for such action to take place.
100 years ago the US government did not care if you starved to death, and yet, people still got fed.
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Another example of the unintended consequences of government action is welfare. Because a person on welfare can not meaningfully improve their education or experience their employability steadily drops while they’re on welfare until they become entirely dependent on the system. If you compare this against a person who struggles to get by on the wages of entry level positions you will notice that after a relatively short period of time (2 to 4 years) the opportunities available to the working individual are dramatically better than the person on welfare. In other words, in the long run welfare makes people worse off ...
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This is truth. Its better to work at McDonalds for 3 years than to not work at all. Its very hard to go from 3 years of not working into paid employment, the people making the decisions about employing people will if given a choice choose someone whos been in work or is currently working.
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I think you guys are missing the point of welfare. It's meant to guarantee that somebody, even if they can't find work, will be able to live without becoming a criminal.
Yes there are negative consequences such as dole bludgers but you are acting as if its immediately possible for everybody to immediately find work at all times, that's simply not the case in the real world.
