[Smokin' Joe]

They were recently giving out laptops to the “underprivileged” in school, and her son did not qualify because she made “too much money”. It appears to be easier to sit back and qualify for the goodies, at least sometimes, than to be a hard working, productive member of society.

There is a significant 'jump' from the welfare culture of EBT cards, subsidized housing, free lunches, free medical, energy assistance, etc. to being self sufficient.

Anyone earning a starting wage will have to give up some of the goodies to get off the dole. It is not an easy transition, and I am convinced that that is intentional, designed to keep the poorest masses poor and dependent, as only the most determined will advance.

If the system was set up to encourage self-sufficiency, the person working a reasonable job would fare better than those doing best (legally) on the dole, to encourage people to do better, and the benefits would drop out in such a way that the transition would be less daunting.

[Eva]

In Detroit, every single student was given a lap top under the stimulus bill, plus a few big computers for the schools and administrators.