[erikpukinskis]

You have to think about what's the system that will lead to the most economic growth.

If you have constant problems and no social support network, you need to spend your way out of all of those problems. That leads to people maxing out their credit, working as hard as possible for their employer, and being afraid to leave their jobs. Which equals mondo economic growth.

We used to have a society where people generally took care of each other and made a little money for specialty items as part of their career. Money was used to change your position, not to maintain it. The economy was much smaller then.