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by tehramz 3101 days ago
He gave you the solution:

“Every social safety net will have freeloaders on the system. This is preferred over people in desperate need not getting the support they require.”

Let the cheaters cheat; cheaters gun cheat. It’s not going to be perfect, but we should certainly be be obligated to help those that truly need it. We’re the wealthiest society in the history of the world. We can afford it, esepcially if we can do a better job weeding out some of the people taking advantage.

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I meant how to make the system better especially for those that's truely in need.

Those that really need the assistance are often forced to make choices between food and medicine. Many mental illnesses are undiagnosed. Addicts are stuck in an endless cycle.