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Originally Posted by Mjenn
Except I think this statistic shows the opposite - in nanny states where social welfare payments are based on a living standard which includes a TV and daily newspaper - more people are moving upwards and choosing to support themselves - 75 % of the next generation, are in fact deciding not to live off benefits - because the alternative is better.
Which shows that entitlements do not necessarily create lazy attitudes.
I'm sorry but while I know there are a lot of crack addicts out there, I don't think all poor are degenerates or are capable of digging themselves out of their situations on their own.
Minimum wage is low, rent is high - there are little to no margins and times are getting tougher.
Also, let's be careful throwing around words like communist and socialist - I don't consider myself either - and there are plenty of other political models around the world that don't fall squarely into either category which provide health care, welfare, parental leave benefits and other subsidies for the population at large and manage to be the home of many successful global companies.
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Actually the reverse is true. For example, the USA has the most productive workers in the world, even more so then Japan and Germany, and yet has less entitlelements then those countries. The more entitlements the less productive a population is.
The error Europeans make is that they refuse to blame the individual for their ills...they will always point a finger at society, and this is dead wrong and this actually makes matters worse because it demeans people, treating them like children and with no respect.
Don't give the fish away....better to teach a poor person how to fish so he can feed himself and have self-respect.