How Deserving Are the Poor George Mason University如何值得是穷人乔治梅森大学.pptVIP

How Deserving Are the Poor? Bryan Caplan Dep’t of Economics George Mason University Why Do You Need My Support in the First Place? The Key Difference If there are reasonable steps the person could take – or could have taken – to avoid the problem. Examples of reasonable steps: Your friend didn’t have to spend all his money on beer. Your girlfriend could have put your birthday on her calendar. Your co-worker could wait to play Skyrim. Application: The Deserving and Undeserving Poor The deserving poor: those who can’t take – and couldn’t have taken – reasonable steps to avoid poverty. The undes