We are never going to be able to stop people from acting on the impulses of selfishness and greed, we need guiderails (laws, regulations, etc) to mitigate those human imperfections.
On the same token you will also always have people who are lazy, dont want to contribute and suck off the teat of the system. The fact is, those types of behaviors people learn from their environment.
Being poor has a whole host of other socio-economic problems that come with it: substance abuse, domestic violence, mental and physical health issues, irresponsible decision making. Giving people opportunities is the only way to break that cycle. The majority of people in that situation would gladly take any opportunity to get out of it (the military for instance). Some of the issues people face, such as those listed, are barriers to them actually getting their lives together, as much as they would want to.
I will always be a believer that people by and large are willing to work hard and improve their life situation
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