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Re:The “Giving free cash to the poor will make them lazy” th... by maxxxxx on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @10:13AM (#17507042)
That was in Germany. They won't let you starve so if you absolutely can't or don't want to work there is a level of assistance to keep you from starving. I think it's the same in the US. You will always get some level of welfare to not starve.
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Re:The “Giving free cash to the poor will make them lazy” th... by sharemywin on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @12:25PM (#17508141)
It's dated but if anything it's gotten worse.

https://scholars.org/brief/what-happens-poor-families-when-t...

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