[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

No, because the gov't. assistance a worker gets has nothing to do with their place of work. If they lose that job, they still get that gov't. assistance. If they moonlight for under the table cash, they still get gov't. assistance. If they have kids, they get more gov't. assistance. If anything, gov't. assistance encourages them to stay on the lower rungs of the economic ladder. And that gov't. assistance has to come from somewhere, likely the taxes paid by the business.

This. The government subsidizes the lazy and unmotivated, which serves to reinforce their lifestyle. If your low wage plus welfare provides you with a "good enough" living, where is the motivation to better your life? I went back to college because I was tired of being poor, it was great motivation.