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And while I do understand that much of what was said is used to demonize those who shouldn't be, it doesn't make the statements themselves false. I don't want to demonize people in need. I want people who are really trying to get all the help that they need. But the other side of the coin exists. Pretending it doesn't because we don't want to offend or screw over the people putting in the effort is just as detrimental.
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The statements themselves are not false. There are people that abuse welfare systems and take advantage of others rather than work. Those people exist.
The problem is that people take what amounts to a small proportion of that group of unemployed people, and use them as justification for making sweeping changes that affect the entire group. Plans like the UK work programme being discussed here are just one example of that.
Are there people milking the system? Yes.
Do they make up anywhere near the total number of people actually trying to find employment? No.
Does enacting legislation of programs like what’s happening in the UK help the people in need while solving the problem of lazy people? No, it just harms everyone.
When you choose to focus on talking about the side of unemployment you don’t like, you’re furthering the mindset that all unemployed people are like that, not just the one part of the group that you don’t like. And by furthering that mindset you make it easier to cause harm to that entire group.