The myth of 'us' and 'them' - why we all need the welfare state | Peter Whiteford | TEDxCanberra

Because we all want intellectuals who have never run a single business in their lives to rule over us

[@joya83]

The first jurisdiction to have the 8-hour day was not "invented" in Australia

[@majifata]

Beautiful dialect and compelling argument

[@emilebichelberger7590]

Terrible speaker, half way in and he hasn’t made a point

[@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122]

"we are in this together" sounds like something politicians always say.

[@cheat123]

Do u not like welfare?

[@harrisong5023]

@@cheat123 no

[@cheat123]

@@harrisong5023 why not?

[@hiiamahuman7649]

@@cheat123 my guy couldn’t even give a reason lol.

[@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122]

@@hiiamahuman7649 being more dependent on big brother is a big NO.

[@rebeccakennedy6383]

Ok here how it works government give rich people and super rich people to go over the poorest people while the poorest people fight to survive

[@fatpotatoe6039]

Who plans for whom? Do I plan for myself, or does a “good-willed” intellectual class stroking their egos plan for me and those not bothered to by taking what is mine?

[@blakes.9712]

In nine states - Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maryland - as well as Washington, D.C., annual benefits were worth more than $35,000 a year. The median value of the welfare package across the 50 states is $28,500. With the high 0f 49, k in Hawaii

[@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122]

"annual benefits were worth more than $35,000 a year" very sad news.

[@garyhewitt886]

I'm surprised more people are not unemployed because the workplace is a toxic place today

[@Majestros]

Are you on the dole?

[@Majestros]

@Basquiat Get a job you bum

[@emilebichelberger7590]

@Basquiat Can’t have your feelings hurt huh? Grow up and accept some personal responsability

[@justinmoody9164]

Because Capitalism works 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@unknownchannel3141]

Agreed

[@aqmohra4]

This is some grade A bs. The welfare state destroyed the role of the father. This is terrible for society.

[@waynet8496]

I'm only speculating but I can deduce she didn't leave you because of welfare.

[@Ed-sz3wq]

Wayne Thompson insults is the only way to discredit the truth

[@larsdrake7634]

Yes, I've always asked feminists who argue that the man should stay home with the baby instead of the mother; "how many men have you met who can breastfeed." Albert Einstein recommended to take a close look at nature if one wants to understand things deeply. I would recommend the same for "progressive" people who think mankind has done everything wrong for 150 000 years but still climbed from the swamp to interstellar space and from cave paintings to the internet.

[@i.need.a.new.nickname]

The welfare state did not destroy the role of the father. Industrialization and globalization did that. The welfare state just protects people who suffer from these processes.

[@cuddlemuffin.9545]

Reason: we gotta keep them as slaves to vote for us

[@judedadude3475]

“Welfare has lifted me out of poverty” -literally no one ever

[@theweirdestsmartchannel1842]

I don’t think it’s meant to lift you out but help you out

[@rappakalja5295]

That's not what it's supposed to

[@cuddlemuffin.9545]

@@theweirdestsmartchannel1842 our welfare system is designed to enslave the people and bloat the government's power. As former president Lyndon S. Johnson said and I quote "for the next 200 years we will have niggas eating from the palms of our hands and they will have to vote for us lmao"

[@dongf5628]

@@cuddlemuffin.9545 that quote isn’t real

[@JohnDoe-ef3wo]

It's supposed to keep you poor

[@unknownchannel3141]

The stupidest jargon I've ever heard

[@AntonySammeroff]

‘Worthy vs unworthy’ ?? Manipulative much? How about those who are paying in vs those who are expropriating them. If you want something of value you should either provide something of value in exchange or go and ask for it explain your case. Not use the government to force others at gunpoint through the tax system.

[@Majestros]

I don't need it

[@tefky7964]

Just right now you don´t need it,but you might in the future.

[@Majestros]

@@tefky7964 No, I have natural immunity

[@vicemonroe8540]

I do 👍

[@brettblackhamvideo]

The welfare state works until the money runs out. On that day, we will miss our bread and circuses.

[@ericdollarhyde3296]

I'm.um.surprised.um.that this guy.uh.has a job.umm

[@jadesheppard7703]

That’s rude. Could you do better speaking to a large crowd on such a complex topic? Judgmental.

[@otheraccount4027]

@@jadesheppard7703 yes probably

[@sammit8962]

​@@otheraccount4027 Then your a good orator not a better intellectual. A street con artist can speak better than him. But that doesn't make him right.

[@iregreteverything360]

Sure comrade.... not like it kills fertility rates or anything.

[@chrisfloyd7316]

Lol wut?

[@valerietaylor9615]

Contrary to popular belief, most people on welfare have two children at the most.