OT: The Dole Brings Out the Worst in People (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Sunday, August 14, 2011, 02:00 (4855 days ago) @ xeno6696


> But again, you sidestep the reality that had my mother not received $300/month to feed me, there would have been no money for the encyclopedias that began my journey. -I haven't been sidestepping. If you look back I have stated that tough love, in the dole, requires helping people help themselves, so that the $300 allows the steps you took, to your credit, but doesn't make you comfortable, which in the end means not demanding entitlements to live on forever. Social safety nets must exist and must be structures to lead people back to feeling of self-worth and control of their lives.


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