[P-Marlowe]

Scrooge believed that it was the government’s job to take care of the poor.

He believed that killing off young people by starving them would help to reduce the surplus population.

He obviously would have favored government paid abortions.

[angcat]

I see many versions and the one with Susan Lucci as Ebby gave me a different feeling. She said “can't they get jobs”. The feeling was these down and out poor people should get to work. Who knows! Cheers!