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Originally posted by John D Harris:
I couldn't help but notice he spoke of how his grandfather worked for what they wanted to have and acheived in order to make life better for his children. Not how the Gov't welfare made it possble for his grandfather to succed. Where are the examples of welfare/gov't handout recieptants succeding?
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To succeed (whatever that is) and become rich, you need to either inherit a fortune, win on the lottery or work hard to achieve it. This, on the other hand, is completely unrelated to whether you have a welfare state or not. Welfare aid is meant to help people get back on their feet if they've fallen, and is not a means to become rich and successful in itself. You're comparing apples and oranges there.
Granted, there are people who seem to be completely OK by living on goverment handouts and not make an effort to raise up, but those will never become rich and successful if they stick with that idea, and they're economically dependant on someone who might not always feel like giving away money. Not a wise decision, in other words.