• Undaunted@feddit.de
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    7 months ago

    There’s an estimation done in Germany every year. And the result is always that only around 4% of the the people on welfare abuse it. Compared to the damage that is done to the state by clever tax evasion of super rich people, these are peanuts. But going after these 4% of welfare abusers is of course easier so that’s why they put a lot effort into it.

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      7 months ago

      It is kind of strange how much more of a visceral reaction people have to the idea of poor people cheating the system, compared to rich people cheating the system. Logically, it seems like the latter should get people a lot more riled up, which I guess speaks to the power of their propaganda.

      • Urist@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        Oh but you see, the rich guys are resourceful and clever while the poor are lazy criminals.