I second reading this book. Many of you are posting things that are very close to the truth as Mr. Dalrymple tells it, but he tells it in a way that is far more well-defined than I could personally lay down. Certainly helped me refine my position and arguments.The Welfare State.
Read it. Go read it now: Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass: Theodore Dalrymple: 9781566635059: Amazon.com: Books
A big part of it comes down to lack of personal responsibility, or rather the efforts of one part of society to free another part from having to take responsibility. (the liberal establishment of the welfare state)
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