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National Party reveals traffic light system for Jobseeker beneficiaries (www.rnz.co.nz)
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[–] deadbeef79000 9 points 1 year ago

The proponents of these things this think we live in a meritocracy: they're successful on their own merit.

Therefore unsuccessful people do not merit assistance because they just made the wrong choices in life.

Like:

  1. Having poor parents
  2. Having a solo parent
  3. Being disabled
  4. Suffering a mental illness

Directing cruelty to these "wastrules" is the point: stop making wrong choices.