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Originally Posted by MrSparkle001
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The bold part at the end is what's important. Are those countries plagued with people who don't contribute to the system but instead leech off it, sometimes for generations? That's the problem with the US, and it's a cultural problem. They don't want to move away from a welfare existence. It happens in urban cities, in rural trailer parks, in our deserts etc. Too many people just don't give a shit.
Bernie wants to model the US after the nordic socialist systems. Well guess what, it won't work here.
I am not saying the gross wealth inequality doesn't contribute. It's plain wrong for .1% of the population to own nearly 90% of the wealth. Oh, and raising the minimum wage to like $15/hr isn't the answer. A massive, radical cultural change is the answer, and I fear we won't see it in our lifetimes.
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You're right and that's why I included that part in there. One thing I want to point out though is the extent to which critics of welfare totally fabricate the nature of a 'welfare class'. It just doesn't exist the way fiscal conservatives tend to envision it. The image of a 'welfare queen' totally overpowers the narrative and twists it away from the reality of the situation, which is that life with welfare in the US is a miserable existence that nobody aspires to, not even your biggest, fattest, saddest, most desperate lowlifes, and native citizens don't tend to build their goals and aspirations in life around the availability of welfare bucks.
I'm curious to see what happens in Germany, with a robust system of welfare, including BASIC FUCKING INCOME for young people. How will they handle this wave of welfare-seeking Syrian immigrants. Will the Syrians become culturally German, integrate, and become productive citizens? Were they really just looking for welfare, intending to milk Germany's benefits? Can a compassionate economic system with generous welfare turn a backwards culture into a progressive one?