In his post at City Journal Peter Cove underscores a point I’ve made here frequently:
Work is transformative, and not just in the values-based, spiritual sense that liberals like to mock, but also practically. People on welfare who are given a job—any job—gain a sense of possibility that enables them to start getting the rest of their lives in order. Just as nothing succeeds like success, dependency begets more dependency; long-term idleness can create psychological and physical impairments to finding employment. Instead of attacking work as a way to punish people dependent on government, it should be seen as a vehicle for becoming an adult member of society—a citizen in full.
Additionally, a job is a responsibility. Contrary to a view held by far too many, happiness comes from shouldering responsibilities not avoiding them.
True and true. How do you get elected on that platform?