Jackinthebox
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"Some people" aren't the problem. The problem isn't social safety nets. The problem is that we're trying to fit everyone into those safety nets, which defeats the purpose. The only way we can help out the people who fall through the cracks is if most of us are paying our own way.
Most of us aren't paying our own way because of depressed wage standards. You could be well above the poverty line and minim wage pay, and still not be able to afford medical care. I was attacked a few weeks ago on the street. $12,000 bill for about 12 hours in the ER and an ambulance ride. That is about what a min wage worker makes in an entire year.