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Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by dsfyu404ed on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:56PM (#20802601)
One man's "abusing the system" is another mans "responding to incentives in the way that makes the most sense but happens to not create a flattering depiction of the system."
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Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by thehappypm on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @09:43AM (#20809477)
I agree with this completely. Welfare is not supposed to create incentives for people to earn less money, it's supposed to help the legitimately poor. But those incentives certainly exist, and happen commonly enough that many people are distrustful of the welfare system as a whole.
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