Persuasive Essay On Intentional Poverty

Throughout this country, there are millions of people living comfortably reliant on government assistance. This type of assistance takes on many forms: healthcare, insurance, food stamps, housing, etc. What the distribution of these all have in common, however, is that everyone should be concerned and aware about, on behalf of our social and economic freedoms. As our current system of assistance is not working, but rather, fostering a cycle of government dependency that is hurting us all. Intentional poverty is the means of not being an active and a beneficial member of society but still reaping the benefits of those that are. I am not talking about the people who choose a minimalistic lifestyle, free of government control and …show more content…
And that makes perfect sense. Why bother to go through all the work to provide for yourself when being lazy is rewarded? This type of low-effort, high-reward society is one that is killing our economy and taxpayers alike. It has been 50 years since the “War on Poverty,” legislation was introduced into the US. Since then, less people are entering the workforce, but yet, the poverty rate is falling. Perhaps this is due to the social and economic round the clock nursing care that is provided for those “in need”. Now, of course, there are people out there who desperately need these forms of assistance and who are just trying to get back on their feet. However, it’s the people who are deliberately choosing this way of living, that are the ones who will lead this country to its ultimate …show more content…
If a working family begins to realize how much of their income taxes are being regurgitated into a system of free handouts, eventually they could follow suit and choose the easier path of living off the government. This will create an “if you can’t beat them, join them,” attitude, which will be contagious. If someone decides they no longer want to work hard for something that someone else doesn’t have to for, then they could give up as well. Why is it that nowadays we so deeply penalize hard work, but so freely reward laziness? If this type of laziness becomes a trend, it will be the beginning to the end of this country’s economic and social freedoms. For some, these services may seem critical to the survival of those in this nation. And although it may be hard to disagree that many people need and benefit from many forms of these handouts, we need to recognize that the current system is not working. These easily attainable commodities are just begging to be abused. Again, why would someone work for something that can be given to them for free