For some reason, poor people are always the most tempting targets for social control. Evidently there is some grim satisfaction by societal rulers in condemning poor people to a gray, joyless life. The kind of thing you describe above has always been a feature of welfare ecards in the US. They are only allowed to buy things that are thou…
For some reason, poor people are always the most tempting targets for social control. Evidently there is some grim satisfaction by societal rulers in condemning poor people to a gray, joyless life. The kind of thing you describe above has always been a feature of welfare ecards in the US. They are only allowed to buy things that are thought to be good for them and suitable for someone who has wound up in such a bad situation.
Note that the arrangement you and I are decrying here is totally different from Universe 25, where the inhabitants have all their needs effortlessly met.
For some reason, poor people are always the most tempting targets for social control. Evidently there is some grim satisfaction by societal rulers in condemning poor people to a gray, joyless life. The kind of thing you describe above has always been a feature of welfare ecards in the US. They are only allowed to buy things that are thought to be good for them and suitable for someone who has wound up in such a bad situation.
Note that the arrangement you and I are decrying here is totally different from Universe 25, where the inhabitants have all their needs effortlessly met.