Podcast
Behind the Bastards
It argued that the poor could not be helped and that welfare programs were a waste of money, with the author suggesting cities should be abandoned due to inherent criminality amongst the impoverished.
Although he has more leisure than almost anyone, the indifference apathy, if one prefers, of the lower class person is such that he seldom makes even the simplest repairs to the place that he lives in...
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It argued that the poor could not be helped and that welfare programs were a waste of money, with the author suggesting cities should be abandoned due to inherent criminality amongst the impoverished.
Although he has more leisure than almost anyone, the indifference apathy, if one prefers, of the lower class person is such that he seldom makes even the simplest repairs to the place that he lives in.
He is not troubled by dirt or dilapidation and he does not mind the inadequacy of public facilities such as schools, parks, hospitals, and libraries.
Indeed, where such things exist, he may destroy them by carelessness or even by vandalism.