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I’d say 99% of the poor are in the first two categories. So I don’t really care if the third category gets some stuff too if it means we help everyone else.


I sure see a lot of people in category 3


Oh really? Where? How can you tell they're reckless or lazy and not (e.g.) disabled?


It's pretty easy to see when someone spends money like an idiot


The spectre of the "wasteful welfare recipient" is invoked constantly, but I've never seen any of these people. The poor people I've known are, by necessity, quite careful with money.


Agreed. I was nodding along with the GP right up until their ending statement, yikes.




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