William H. Geiger III wrote:
A prime example is the welfair class in America. All their basic needs are provided for by the State (food, housing, medical, education, ...) and yet they have the highest crime rates. And make no mistake this isn't 18th century England where people are stealing a loaf of bread to survive the majority of these criminal are commiting their crimes to support their entertainments.
Welfare Solution #389: Many in the welfair class have their basic needs met by the government and then steal to buy heroin. How about this? - When a person on welfare is busted for heroin use, or theft to support a habit, the State thereafter sends the person's welfare check to a Crime Restitution fund and lets the person keep stealing, only now it is for the purpose of supplying their own basic needs. The crime rate stays the same, but the victims receive some amount of recompensation. Damn, I'm smart... SmartMonger