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Re:Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k by mcculley on Friday May 20, 2022 @07:08PM (#31453679)
And yet, some countries and cultures have safety nets that work.

It is not surprising that the government functions like the people that elected it. If your community is comprised of assholes, you get cruel policies.

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Re:Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k by masklinn on Saturday May 21, 2022 @02:29AM (#31455738)
> And yet, some countries and cultures have safety nets that work.

Welfare traps are definitely a thing in countries and cultures with “safety nets that works”, fwiw.

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