Irish Examiner USA: Why Should Anybody Work?
"I later learned that the couple had come out of a Brooklyn shelter and were not only getting subsidized housing but also vouchers for furniture; food stamps; free health care from Medicaid, and, of course, welfare. They appeared to be in good health and when I visited their neighbors, I had a chance to meet the young man (who's white) and appeared to be in his early 20s. He complained about how bad the job situation was. 'Man, I can't find work anywhere,' he said.
I was sorely tempted to ask why he didn't apply at one of the local stores that had a 'Help Wanted' sign in the window but that would have been a merely rhetorical question. Minimum-wage jobs can't compete with a full-service welfare system that sucks people into dependency."
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