On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:53:32 -0600, Just Wondering wrote:

One
alternative would be that instead of unearned welfare benefits, they
would have to work for the government, mowing lawns, cleaning toilets,
picking up litter, whatever, at 75% of the minimum wage rate. They
could either do that, or go out and get a private sector job, but they
couldn't simply sit at home watching TV on the government dole.

I have a feeling a considerable number would turn to crime, resulting in
prison, resulting in us paying for them anyway - and at a higher rate.

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Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw