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Originally Posted by ScottyS
I don't agree that government is capable of making better allocation decisions for welfare recipients than local charities. I also don't agree that welfare does more good than harm, both in principle and practice. When you remove the need for people to work, you remove their dignity. The tiny percentage of truly needy people can be more than adequately managed by local charity.
Maybe it's just my inexperience, young age, lack of exposure, and privileged life getting in the way of reality, but that is how I see it.
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But welfare doesn't remove the "need" for work if you want more than a bare scraping by minimal existence. And right now, welfare doesn't even provide that if you consider health care.