Anyone who says people shouldn’t get “handouts” and nonsense like that are the first ones who are bewildered when something bad happens to them.
Back when I was at the law firm, the calls I got the most satisfaction from would follow this pattern:
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Someone called in about something like a tax or child custody issue. They’d then start ranting against government programs and handouts apropos of nothing.
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They’d call back a few months later and say they were getting laid off from the job they’d had for 20+ years, and what the options were to sue to keep their jobs.
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They’d get laid off and then call in to ask whether they’d still stay on their employer health insurance.
This happened at least 4 times, and each time they’d ask if there were any programs to help hardworking citizens like them. My response: “We don’t have such programs in this country.”
Yeah, I’m petty.