Raised on welfare, the 'Why Bother?' generation that doesn't want to work | the Daily Mail

A "why bother?" economy has been created in Britain which has left thousands with no motivation to work, a report published today concludes.

Successive governments have encouraged a welfare culture that has left every family facing a £1,300 bill because the poor stay poor, it claims.

The findings by the public services think tank Reform suggest that increased welfare dependency has made it more difficult for those on the lowest incomes to do better.

An education system with a "dismal record" of educating the poorest, and a complex welfare system, have together created a far more divided society than other European countries, it finds.

Means-tested benefits and higher taxes have reduced the incentives available to those on low incomes to better themselves, Reform says.

It concludes: "The unintended consequence has been a 'why bother?' economy in which a significant minority do not have the capability or motivation to succeed."

 

Wait, you mean to tell me that if you just hand people things, they will want to take advantage of it and not earn it?  Perish the thought!!  Isn't this was Democrats want to do with the poor here in America, and with homeowners who overextended themselves with their mortgages?

Here's a thought:  How about you kick people like this in the ass and tell them that they have 90 days to get a job or their benefits are done?  We're talking about YEARS worth of being on welfare.

The grandmother matriarch of one, Sue McFadden,54, said: "Our neighbours are so snobby - they call us the 'Shameless' family and say that we ought to go out to work. But how can we work when we have all these children to look after?"

Oh I don't know Sue, it seems like every other successful family has managed to take care of their children and still manage to get off their lazy asses and work for a living.

 

Travis