The welfare cycle creates, almost inevitably, a culture of dependence, and personalities that tend to be reactive and passive, and lacking in ambition. The quotes you put in your post scream out a lack of initiative and self-respect.
This does not make them bad or inferior people. I would think that almost anyone in such circumstances would tend to end up that way, and it only increases one's admiration for those who succeed in spite of such a background.
My own personal opinion is that the social engineers, who thrive financially and politically on dependence and ignorance, like them that way, but then I'm quite cynical about these things. If you fix a problem, what happens to a bureaucracy whose life depends on the existence of that problem?
I suspect that the proposed solution to that woman's problem by such a bureaucracy would be a new bureaucracy dedicated to spending billions on improving the mental health of these wards of the state.
Welfare reform in America is actually working. This is not easily accepted by the Left, even though Clinton is currently getting the credit for it. But in light of the previous, the principle is obvious.
Give someone free but just barely minimal housing, food and medical care. No real responsibility for themselves, or their actions. All they have to do in return is whatever you tell them to. There used to be another word for this.
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Welfare cultures
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