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When allowed to choose between working for less or sitting at home for more, people choose welfare every time. The welfare death spiral becomes amplified when even normally productive individuals think "It is not fair for me to work like this while others sit at home receiving a better deal. I should quit working and go on welfare." https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/11/it-doesnt-pay-to-work.php

It Doesn't Pay to Work

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