How to support people who can't work

Question

<div>&lt;div&gt;please answer me in details that is full answers&lt;/div&gt;</div>

Answer 1

Abba,

 

This is a complicated question where you will find much disagreement on possible answers.  This disagreement starts with definitions of terms.

 

What does "can't work" mean?  Can't do what one did to earn money before, but can do something else that can earn money.  Willing to work, but can't find a situation that will pay and won't move to another location where a paying situation could exist.  Not willing to work at all for whatever reason. Etc.

 

What does "support" mean? Provide basics like food, shelter, some clothing and medical care. How about transportation, a cell phone, a TV, stuff that most people have?  To be undistinguishable from others?  Such support is maintenance and does very little to grow our economy.

 

Support is not free.  It must come from somewhere and through somebody. Via street begging, donations to charities and churches, increased taxes paid to government. Etc. Some of these ways are voluntary for individuals to give, but taxes are a form of coercion that a society agrees on. That support money is then not available to those that earned it by working.  This reduces what they can buy, save or invest in education or our economy. Lower savings and investments reduce the rate of economic growth and what future generations will have.

 

lack of support will probably increase crime, violence, destruction of property as mere survival becomes the primary goal for down and out people.  It also is unsightly for most people.

 

Simple morality dictates a helping hand, but the recipient also has a responsibility to work on becoming self sustainable.  What if he refuses or can't for valid medical reasons?  Should these cases be treated differently?

 

So you see that your question is not a simple one.  Where do you stand?