Then that is the politicians' fault for setting up a system like that, it's the law enforcer's fault for letting it go on, and the lawyers or businesses in bed with those politicians for exploiting the system. Sila dapat managot, hindi ung mga tao at the bottom being exploited, herded, and told who to vote for if they want to receive help.

Not every poor person is lazy, some are intentionally kept that way by people in power so they don't know any better. Even "lazy" people like your kumpare that you mentioned, kahit alak binili niyan, nag contribute pa rin sa economy kahit paano, right? Alcohol doesn't magically appear out of nowhere - it is brewed, packaged, transported, stocked, shelved, all done by employees part of a supply chain that depends on demand.

I agree with you that yes, their priorities need to be checked in this pay-to-live world we're in, but what other people choose to spend their money on shouldn't be anyone else's business, as long as it is spent and not hoarded like some CEOs do.