| richardhutnik said: Here is another article that argues that poverty taxes the ability to practice willpower also:
But you have individuals argue that the solution to poverty is to make things harder. LIke, to prevent permanent unemployment, get rid of unemployment insurance: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/05/16/time-to-stop-funding-unemployment-benefits/ In that, to see that making financial hardship harder impacts ability to be a constructive worker in a negative way, will undermine the desire to end up practicing austerity and seeing it as something good. |
I'm just talking about the science... the science in that article was... honestly pretty crappy after reading the whole thing.
In general i'm in favor of "permanent" welfare, with minor strings, that aren't adminstrative. For example, you have to work somewhere 20 hours a week or something. That should be plenty of motivation.
As for it being time to stop funding extended unemployment... that's actually true. The way unemployment works actually should totally piss you off right now... it essentially is welfare that priortizes the middle class and rich over the poor.
Unemployment is essnetially an insurance that you pay for that covers you for around 1 and a half, to two years. The extensions have allowed people to get unemployment benefits for years past that.
After 2 years, you should be kicked off unemployment, and be slowley adjusted downwards towards "regular" welfare.
I mean think about it this way. 7-8 years ago I worked in a factory where I made ~20 an hour as ppart of the UAW. Today I make 8.50.
After my 2 years of unemployment i've paid for would be up in both situations... in one situation i'm getting $20 an "hour" worth. (well 80% I want to say), In the other i'm getting 80% of 8.50.
Same person, only difference is, I used to have more money, therefore i deserve more money?
