HSanders
disgusted and pissed
I do as well. Those people are who social welfare programs are supposed to be for IMO.I feel for people who work their asses off and still struggle. Some of them make great decisions and make the most out of their situations.
If you are lower income here, it usually pays better here to work PT and get taxpayer assistance and to stay unmarried and get double assistance though your combined incomes are sufficient. Being less self sufficient is encouraged. If you can be on social programs and have a similar lifestyle to what you would have if you were working, the lazy will prefer that.But too many make excuses. They are unwilling to make sacrifices (ie. 2nd jobs, reduced spending on fun, etc.) to put money into things that matter. Then they end up living pay cheque to pay cheque because the majority of their disposable income pays for bloated car loans they didn't need, mortgages they can't afford, a brand new iPhone every year, vacations on credit cards, etc. Then they blame the government and economy. At least here.
And this is not a political commentary, it is an actual fact of human nature born out by results I have observed first hand.
A lot of lower income people are that way due to their own decisions. If that were not the case, why would the lower income lottery winners so often become broke very quickly?
We have the savings to handle some large emergencies, and I am conservative in managing our finances and most spending but we aren't the best example because we don't have kids which ups your disposable income in a major, major, major way. So those who have kids and manage to save a good bit, kudos to you. Also kudos to those who are teaching their children those skills.