http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/23/1424237/-Study-shows-that-countries-with-more-generous-welfare-programs-have-more-citizens-motivated-to-work?detail=email
This past March a study was released by two sociologists, both of whom analyzed survey responses from 19,000 people through 18 European countries.
The researchers, of Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway, found that the more a country paid to the unemployed or sick, and invested in employment schemes, the more its likely people were likely to agree with the statement, whether employed or not.
They found that almost 80% of people in Norway, which pays the highest benefits of the 18 countries, agreed with the statement. By contrast in Estonia, one of least generous, only around 40% did.
They also found that the more a country involved itself in the labor market (see regulations) the more likely the people of that country would want to work even if they did not need to work out of financial necessity.
"This article concludes that there are few signs that groups with traditionally weaker bonds to the labour market are less motivated to work if they live in generous and activating welfare states.
"The notion that big welfare states are associated with widespread cultures of dependency, or other adverse consequences of poor short term incentives to work, receives little support.
"On the contrary, employment commitment was much higher in all the studied groups in bigger welfare states. Hence, this study's findings support the welfare resources perspective over the welfare scepticism perspective."
For every mythologized "welfare queen," there are millions of people who just need a little help.
could it be we have been getting another myth ridden lie from the republicans in an effort to demonize welfare??? they have divided the country from haves and have not's making those who selfishly have resentful of those who don't saying they are taking their money to support those who only want "to live off their dime and not work" creates less support in the social setting giving them a way to ignore and deprive and walk away.
what is it we are number one of screwing the people those countries that care and look out for it's citizen IMO are number one not those who induce fear and divisiveness. America needs a heart transplant.
