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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
Now what changed the mindset of people between 1970 and today?
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Nothing. I grew up in a small town in the 70's and 80's and knew a handful of people who lived off the system. I think there were the same number of deadbeats then as there are now. The difference is that now we have the internet and a 24 hour news cycle so more people are aware of it.
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Why shouldn't there be a ceiling? I'm serious. Why should people who have no special skills to give to society expect to get the American Dream of a house, two cars, wide scree TV, 2 holidays a year, etc?
If they want that life, they need to deserve it. Or their job goes East.
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I have always said any job is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. If I were to hire someone to write a short story that I wanted to sell as an e-book I would pay some unknown person with no prior experience a hell of a lot less than I would pay Stephen King.
There are plenty of people who don't have much in the way of education who break through the ceiling, but for most they never will. You aren't guaranteed anything, you get what you earn.
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Agreed and those putting people out of work, expect them to live on scrapes. In fact some expect them to starve. Or is cutting the spending excluding cutting spending on poor to eat?
Those who can make money, need to go full steam and make it. AND expect to support those they leave behind.
Or build some gas chambers. 
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I subscribe to the belief that you can tell a lot about a country and its people by how they treat their sick, old and poor. I personally don't have a problem with the government helping people who need assistance with food and housing etc so long as those people appear to be making strides for digging themselves out of the problems they are in if possible. If these people are disabled, sick, elderly etc then I think having compassion for them and helping them is money well spent.