Argumentation:Welfare state

Arguments Against Welfare

• If you want to help the poor, do you donate your hard-earned money to a food stamps office? Why not? If welfare programs are more efficient than charities, they deserve every dollar you spend towards helping the poor. Furthermore, charities that haven't been crowded out by welfare programs should be nationalized to prevent further wastages.
• Would you prefer to spend long hours at a job you may dislike or even hate, or to instead send out a few discouraging job applications, and spend the rest of the day enjoying your hobbies? Welfare makes living on a low income more attractive than it otherwise would be, either by increasing rewards or reducing penalties.
• The degree to which self-interest hinders charitable giving is the degree to which self-interest induces needless taking. If people are reluctant to give away their money for free, why wouldn't they be reluctant to give up a source of free money?
• The welfare state is self-perpetuating. The increased taxes levied on business to fund the welfare programs drives marginal small & medium enterprises out of business, and pushes large companies to move their operations overseas. This crease more unemployment, increasing the burden on the welfare state and results in further tax increases. Import tariffs are often introduced to prevent the flight of businesses to countries with lower tax rates. These tariffs increase domestic prices, resulting in lowered living standards for all, including the poor.