If you could mooch off the system, would you?

I used to think so, but the lack of direction throws one into uncharted territory and can have serious effects on your mental stability. Boredom breeds insanity.

I would take the check and give it to the poor and keep working.

Hm, I'd rather stay home all day and listen to that Chinese Food song on YouTube.

Fuck that shit. At least I can say the few things that I do have, I earned by busting my ass.

Free money could buy me a lot of art supplies. I'd take it, but I'd use it to contribute and give back to the world.

I mooch of the system.

I would take the money. Wall Street does it all the time.

fuck it, I'd take the check, I could find things to do to keep myself amused and pass the time.

I'd smooch with the system, but not mooch off the system.

I'm currently on well-fare, like many other youths around here.
If I had JUST gotten SOME more cash I'd be really happy.

I voted no, I'm on the track to becoming a psychiatrist, and I was drawn to that job because I can help people with it, both in the field, taking pro-bono clients, and donating the excess money I make. You can live in incredible luxury for $40k a year, anything past that is just unnecessary excess. Also, me and my mother got turned down for welfare before, because we already got 12 grand in child support per year. This implies to me that the current system gives out that amount or less. And it wasn't do to lack of trying, eventually we did get in, and they give us $8 a month.

I would take the money and philanthropize!

I'd still work, as oddly (and massochistically) I enjoy being stuck in a lab non-stop, BUT I think if I could double my income, it would be a great opportunity to kickstart projects.

I've always planned on investing my money in people who have ideas and present project ideas that have a high potential of going somewhere interesting. There really is no limit to how much of this I'd like to support, other than how much money I have to invest.

I don't even particularly care about any monetary return, I'm just looking for innovation.

Nah. It's healthy to work hard.

Im not a lazy fucking FA. I would get annoyed not being able to do anything and would feel guilty receiving something I didn't earn.

So what you are really skiing is would you want to be a government employee

Yes!!!

I would! In fact, I'd mooch much more than just my paycheck. If nobody could detect me, I'd be getting a good 10000-20000 euros every month from our kind country! It's not like nobody's mooching of it. Politicians, state corporations, other officials... Where I live, there is corruption, but surprisingly the money doesn't stop comming XD
I'd still have a legal business. But instead of working for someone, I would invest my "dirty" money in my legal business and profit even more! When I get enough money to jumpstart my businesses, buy myself a Mercedes S65 AMG, I'd stop mooching, cause I wouldn't need anymore government money

I might be a bastard, but if this happens, I'll be a rich bastard!

I had an opportunity to get pizza without paying for it. I still reminded the lady that I had not paid yet. So no I am too honest for that.

Grab my balls gently
grab them slowly

half my family does this crap allready

You make more on assistance than working if you factor in non-cash assistance as well. Food, utilities, medical, phone and rent. You can get thousands per month all told.

How could anyone not realise that the system fails if their position is the default position? You need 51% of people to support the other 49%. When the 51% of people start getting wise to the 49% lifestyle, it's all fucked.

Also, how dare they not make my life easier?

i would rather work than mooch, and i honestly have no respect for those who would rather sit on their ass and take from hard working people, if your disabled(substance abuse is NOT a disability!) and cant work, thats fine. same for those who are unemployed and struggling (so long as theyre looking for a job), or if they are working and still struggling, but if you are able to work, and chose to go off the system instead, then i have nothing nice to say to you.

this already is a major problem here, as many people have decided to mooch off the system, and it screws up everything for both the hardworking people paying for their lazy asses, and for those who really need the assistance.

how would you like it if some lazy person moved in with you and wanted you to pay them money every week?

I would probably do if I didn't like my job. But If I did take the money, I would do something else. I couldn't stay home all day without doing anything I'd mope big time.

If I had a dead end job, of course I'd take the money and leave that job. If I had my dream job, I'd rather work for the money.

Honestly....no.

I could never go to sleep at night knowing I'd taken advantage of something. If I were ever in a position where I needed temporary help with ABSOLUTELY no other option, whether something happened to me or not, then I would temporarily. But I could never "live" off of it, as I am perfectly healthy and happy.

It would be a bit like winning a lottery of sorts. I'd be tempted to live off the system while I furthered my education so I could have the career of my dreams, something which truly made me happy and look forward to my daily work.

I'd rather work. That's because I want to do something to better the world. To better the community around me.

I wouldn't want to, I guess it depends on the severity of the situation.

I need help, how do I @ people here?

I think it is more honorable to work for your money