Friday 13 March 2015

Why Welfare?

A developed society is one that takes care of every citizen, from the elderly to the students looking for work and even the hardworking immigrant. But lately the vast consensus is that these people are "mouchers" and "lazy" and that they somehow don't deserve help. This notion has been exasperated by shows like Benefit Street that portrays people as having fun living on £72 a week and that people just become lazy and rely on "handouts", but the fact is people are struggling and no matter what Ian Duncan Smith says, you can't survive on this. The media did this show on purpose to get the public angry against each other and welcome and even encourage cuts, what kind of society is this? Not a developed one.

The most glaring fact is that people have become increasingly selfish, its all about them getting ahead at the expense of others, this is a very American way of thinking and it's very sad indeed. People who are employed are very snobbish when it comes to people on benefits, but what they don't realise is that they will probably need the very same benefits in the coming weeks but they aren't thinking about that, all they are thinking about is that you shouldn't get it. The other thing that has made society demonize people on benefits is how the media and politicians portray people on benefits, they always seem to be people of colour and/or immigrants- and you thought racism was dead!

The gap between the rich and poor is wider than it was pre WW2 and it is in part because the mainstream media and the fact that less people are getting a good education thanks to all the public sector cuts, it has become far too easy for blame to be put on each other rather than the mistakes of the "toff" class and the banksters.

Stop believing everything the mainstream media tells you and become more critical of Politicians- they have made the policies that have shaped your lives not the people who need help just to pay the rent.- QUESTION MORE.
A progressive society will not allow for so few people to have so much. A developed society should be working towards a more equal society and helping people get out of poverty not actively encourageing it by getting people trapped in debt by pushing them towards cheap credit and promoting schemes like " help to buy" that only helps people get indebted further.

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