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What experts have said about Government assistance

3 statements · 3 negative

  1. Government benefits can reduce individuals' incentives to become more productive.

    If you're collecting checks or getting services provided to you, the incentive to be more productive as an individual goes away.

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  2. Government provision of benefits reduces human agency.

    Anytime that you create a system with the government that's giving people stuff, you are taking away people's agency.

    Listen at 7:31

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  3. David FriedbergNegativeApr 13, 2026· Modern Wisdom

    Expanding government assistance may eventually hurt recipients more than help them.

    the more government you create to help those people, I worry that over time it hurts more than it helps.

    Listen at 2:00:59

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