Here is a special guest response from my wife (if you think I'm a lefty, spend five minutes talking to her):
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Sloth and poverty are chosen via free will in this country.
Sloth may be chosen by free will, but poverty seldom is. How could you guys possibly say something like this - do you believe that all people who live in poverty in the US do so by choice? (Note from Cam - ~12% of population). I am offended.
We are born equal in terms of what? It is easy to say what you are saying from where you sit, but you should go out there and actually meet some of these people.
I also want to make sure you know that I don't believe that long hours necessarily lead to financial success, or a lack of reliance on welfare, nor do most of the world's population.
Anna (currently student doctor in a poor area's hospital)
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It's Cam back (I was taking dictation) - she is not as reasonable as I am and she is beginning to get ummm, rude.
You guys need to look at statistics more - if the US is anything like NZ, the vast majority of people on the dole (95%+) are not on it long term and are certainly not second generation beneficiaries.
If you reduce the welfare state, you reduce what I personally (and Anna) consider to be basic human rights.
You want to take money from the people in the link below? They are working - will they be any less poor if they work harder?
http://www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm