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I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.

— Tony Abbott

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.

— Jeb Bush

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.

— Mitt Romney

Helping the poor doesn't mean redistributing the wealth. It means removing the breaks that give the wealthy an advantage so huge that big chunks of the nation's income are automatically removed from individual economic competition.

— Donna Brazile

It's true that redistributing income to the needy is politically easier in a growing economy than in a stagnant one.

— Robert Reich

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

— Thomas Sowell

I strongly believe that those of us who are privileged to have wealth should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged.

— Azim Premji

For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them.

— Barney Frank

I believe welfare makes you lazy and unproductive.

— Charles Evers

✗Opposing Perspectives

The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for 'charity' to those truly needy citizens what we can certainly afford to help through real charity.

— Grover Norquist