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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Yes, non-poor people turn down higher paying jobs for a whole host of reasons, BUT THEY WORK, PAY THEIR TAXES AND CARRY THEIR OWN WEIGHT.  Frankly, it's downright OFFENSIVE if someone who otherwise should be perfectly capable of working and affording to pay their own pay is instead relying on the rest of us to subsidize their choices and lifestyle while the rest of us then have to work even harder and pay even more in taxes just because they "don't want to".[/quote]

It is interesting that you equate "poor" with "not working". In fact, two relatively large groups of the poor are the working poor -- those who work but whose salaries are not sufficient to cover the cost of living -- and the elderly, who in many if not most cases, worked at one time.

DC has a significant number of members of a third group -- ex-offenders, who have a very difficult time finding a job. These individuals are willing and able to work, but can't get a job once they check the box on an application asking if they've ever had a criminal conviction.
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Don't forget, there's another group: those who are simply incapable of working, either because of physical or psychological limitations.[/quote]

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