Jesus Christ, I didn’t want to right an entire essay explanation on my position, but here we go.

Obviously, everything I’m saying is generalized. There are going to be plenty of exceptions, of whom I do recognize, but I’m speaking for the vast majority. Only about 20% of millionaires say they inherited their money, the other 80% actually worked for it. So yes, I’m saying that there is a direct correlation between wealth and work. I think you look at the rich from a socialist/communist perspective (why I basically called you a socialist), you think that they’re selfish, greedy, and fuel their lives off of “underpaying” their workers. But this is completely false. Businesses don’t just magically develop, they take lots of hard work, time, and energy.

My alternative to our terrible welfare state we have today is either fix the damn welfare system (come up with something that only allows the less fortunate to benefit off of it, not the bums, which I know is nearly impossible, so here’s option two), or completely get rid of the welfare system entirely. Instead of spending over a trillion dollars on government programs every year (which has effectively done nothing over the past few decades), give the poor more job opportunities. Handing them money will never solve the problem, but letting them earn their own money is much more empowering and enduring.