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raise welfare to $3,000/mo imo
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I don't think 'freeloaders' are the problem, and I think it's dangerous to look at welfare recipients as the 'other' or 'them' in an us vs. them sense.
As it is,--and this really wouldn't change if assistance were increased so much,--the normal person does not want to subsist on benefits.
Some people have actual difficulties involving themselves in their community and participating meaningfully in their broad society, and it's very unfortunate when the immediate response to those people is stigmatization rather than empathy.
There are arguments that increasing benefits would actually save money--and making the country less hostile toward the people I reference would probably do wonders in helping them to better health.
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@Alflives - I was responding to the rypien/travella messages when I said indoctrination- hadn't seen yours yet.
You're right that most everyone can work in some capacity, but when a province has 4 million people, the few is still many.
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