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Re:The Myth of Welfare’s Corrupting Influence on the Poor by jazzyk on Sunday October 25, 2015 @05:32PM (#10448522)
Except that sitting all day watching TV is CERTAIN to keep them on welfare for the rest of their lives.

Perhaps buying them books instead would work better? Community colleges are very inexpensive, there are state grants available to the poor. Why not create incentives to learn a skill/trade, perhaps a degree?

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"

Re:The Myth of Welfare’s Corrupting Influence on the Poor by jazzyk on Monday October 26, 2015 @09:59AM (#10451433)
Instead of down-voting a relevant, on-topic comment, please provide a counter argument.