Believe me, most of those people are not trying to mooch off the system. Many have mental illness, addiction problems, etc, and have family who are completely fine. It could be a family member of you or me that needs society's social net -paid by the government mind you- just to avoid starving to death.
Some people come out of there and lead productive lives. Others never do. Regardless, taking care of the unfortunate is what civilized countries are supposed to do. It only takes a very, very miniscule portion of our GDP.
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