[quote=raptorduck]
I grew up in one of the poorest neighboorhoods in the US. The worst of the worst “hoods.” We were a population of fatherless kids. Almost all my friends had mothers on welfare, the poster child social program of wealth redistribution to care for the “needy.” Well most of those same folks worked jobs “under the table.” And almost all of them had a higher quality of life and had more “things” than my family did. They bought nice cars with that extra cash since the government picked up the bill for their day to day expenses.
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I spent my childhood 50/50 between poor/upper-middle-class neighborhoods.

That said, I can assure you that there are people gaming the system across the board. Poor folk scam the welfare system, rich folk cheat on their taxes and have illegal immigrants mow their lawn.

Its a wash and it boils down to a matter of ethics, not wealth redistribution or government assistance.

And as I’ve pointed out before, those people gaming the welfare system are buying that new Cadillac from someone just like yourself. If you are taking their money you are just as much a part of the problem (solution?) as they are.

Regardless, I’m still a firm believer in what I call ‘working welfare’. You only get assistance if you have a job.