I believe there should be a bare minimum standard of living that can be provided to anyone inexpensively. I think it would be cheaper simply to provide it to anyone willing to accept that minimum standard than it would be to weed out the so-called "lazy" people.
I know that somewhat bypasses the ethical question, but I think a prosperous society can afford to be lenient in terms of providing minimum living standards. Those standards should be enough to allow someone to use them to get back on their own but uncomfortable enough that there is an incentive not to stay in them. If someone chooses to stay in them anyway it is their business.
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Date: 2017-06-29 12:23 pm (UTC)I know that somewhat bypasses the ethical question, but I think a prosperous society can afford to be lenient in terms of providing minimum living standards. Those standards should be enough to allow someone to use them to get back on their own but uncomfortable enough that there is an incentive not to stay in them. If someone chooses to stay in them anyway it is their business.