Let's talk about income inequality

[Bengalzona]

(05-22-2015, 03:19 AM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Get a job, problem solved.  Seriously how is that debatable?

Who doesn't 'get a job' now days?

If you were saying this in the 70's or 80's, you may have had a point. But long term welfare is generally a thing of the past. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 changed welfare to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) with a five year limit on cash assistance in addition to verification of employment search while receiving assistance. Unemployment benefits require that you actually worked in the first place and also have a time limit.

Who doesn't work?

1) some wealthy people who don't have to
2) some people with intellectual and/or emotional disabilities with no one to care for them who end up living in the street (and being regularly insulted by people telling them to "get a job")
3) people who can't find work but are looking (generally a temporary condition)
4) unmarried adult males who live in their parents basements playing video games and trolling the internet all day