It's simply common sense that the nicer a life you have if you don't work, the more people will choose not to work and the pickier they will be about what job they might be willing to accept.

Any financial adviser will tell you to keep two months' salary in the bank in case of an unforeseen disaster. Shouldn't the country?

They were "only following orders"...

Judges which rule based on feelings rather than the law, cause unintended consequences quite the opposite of what they wanted.

There are many places around the world where we should "Do Something!"

So near and yet so far!

There is no reason that I should be forced to accommodate or subsidize your own bad choices, or vice versa.

Blame the victim? Blame whitey? Or roll up your sleeves and get to work?

What's a principal to do when the kids won't obey?

When the paper is not to their liking, bureaucracies tend to have hissy-fits and throw their weight around.