Have we created a society where it's easier to be "poor" than to work your way up in the world.

I have had 3 separate conversations the past few weeks that have kinda sparked some interesting thoughts for me.

Conversation #1: my friend had decided to be a SAHM after landing her dream job because if she had double income she would loose her Medicaid and food assistance. She calculated that the welfare was more valuable than her paycheck.

Conversation #3: I know people who are TTC because if they add another person to their household, they will get Government assistance, and like my first conversation, she doesn't work because they would make too much money to qualify.

Conversation #3: My parents have an employee who just turned down a promotion/raise, because he would loose Medicaid.

Now, I know these are all VERY different situations and I'm not judging anyone. But it has kinda got me thinking about how rather than lowering the cost of living, we seem to be discouraging success instead. I fully support welfare, and the people who really need it...But are we on a slippery slope where it's easier to not work hard because than we don't get the assistance? Is there not enough incentive for hard work? Really all that happens is you get taxed more. My Tin foil hat side me feels like the government wants us to need them, but that extreme thinking 😂

I just want to add, I don't think if you are on any Government assistance you don't work hard. I just seem to be encountering more and more people who choose to not work or work part time because the assistance is more valuable to them, and I find that interesting.