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Too much free government aid is fueling depressing ‘pro-lazy’ America

Government policies have created a culture of laziness in recent years — mostly in ways you’d expect, but some you wouldn’t.

First the COVID-19 pandemic opened up the spigot of government aid. Initially that aid went to families that, in many cases, genuinely needed it because of government-mandated business closures that prevented people from working. Yet as those lockdowns loosened, the benefits provided to people who stayed home remained intact. The government never turned off the tap.

Notably, this public policy was supported not only by most Democrats, but also by prominent Republican legislators like Senator Josh Hawley and President Trump, who refused to sign an aid package into law unless it contained a higher threshold ($2,000 vs. $1,600) of government aid to families. This may have been a populist policy to aid his reelection bid, but in any case it’s notable that Trump, Hawley, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris were all on the same side of this issue. It’s part of the age-old promise of bread and circuses: it’s legal to bribe citizens to reelect you as long as you do it with government money. Of course, you’re ultimately bribing them with their own money, and diluting its value through inflation too.

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2 thoughts on “Too much free government aid is fueling depressing ‘pro-lazy’ America”

  1. The Kenyan turd ratcheted it upwards quite a bit by increasing welfare, food stamps, cell phones, easy disability qualifications as well as easing the crime prosecution!

    That also started tie division between the haves and the parasites!

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