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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I watched it too and it made me even more angry that people like my in-laws believe that most poor people are lazy and just taking advantage of the system.[/quote]

I know so many people who have this view. Makes me want to throttle them. How have they missed the headlines about the gap between rich and poor growing? How are they not FURIOUS that we have let this happen? [/quote]

So is the belief that we have to let the freeloaders continue so we can help these people that really need it?  I'm really curious if that's what you and the pp are saying, because we know there are people that are taking advantage of the system.  I wonder what the % is?[/quote]

All of the stats that I have seen suggest the rate is quite low. I would much rather give undeserving people things if that means those that are deserving get it, rather than vice versa. [/quote]

I wonder how these stats are calculated.  Quickly thinking about my little world, I know of 5 families taking advantage vs 1 who is deserving.  I know it's not my place to determine who is "deserving", but the one is mentally challenged and could not hold down a job.  The other 5 families have adults who are capable of working, but would prefer to live in low-income housing, on food stamps and use a medical card.  All 6 families are relatives, so though I don't know all the circumstances, we know enough to know they're taking advantage.  It's so frustrating to see these bums get quicker medical care than other family members, because they don't have to worry about co-pays and deductibles.  [/quote]

Generational poverty. It's all they know, expect and aspire to. I think it was Jamie Foxx who said if he had known that he had relatives who held high social status (eg, politician, professor, lawyer), he might have aspired to more than being in the entertainment field (which is a great achievement in itself considering most don't make it).[/quote]

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