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Entries Tagged ‘welfare’

Jeremy Kyle reveals welfare for what it is…

Okay so I’ll preface this video with the following, rather obvious, disclaimer: I can’t stand Jeremy Kyle! I find him ignorant, boorish, arrogant and exactly the kind of person who I know full well would absolutely love to get his hands on government power. In every way possible he comes across as a control freak [...]

What is the root cause of crime? (From the forums)

Interesting discussion on the root cause of crime going on at the forums here.
The original poster asks:
I wanted to know what you think is the root cause of crime. Is it unemployment, poverty or just plain boredom? I wanted to ask this as I found an interesting thought that the root cause of crime is [...]

State welfare is a total failure; it should be dealt with privately

One of the most persuasive (but not that persuasive) arguments the Statists have is that the government provides a “safety net” to those who are unemployed or in otherwise difficult circumstances and that without the state people would  be dying on the streets in their millions or something. The trouble is the State fails at everything it [...]