In welfare states like Canada, are hobos just lazy?

Question

I feel little sympathy for them because they can easily get an apartment with the welfare checks they collect, and work at McDonald's.
Some of these hobos make like $10 an hour just from people giving them money.

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

What do you mean, welfare state? Canada's people aren't dependant on welfare. In fact depending on the province it can be near impossible to get (take me, a single mother of one who was evicted with no job, no EI, and they wouldn't give me a cent for a bit of food or a hotel for the night until my EI came through after 2 months of delays- crazy!)

Hobos, as you call them come from 2 places. The ones who choose to be there, and the others who were put there by circumstance. The majority choose that life. And you're right, if they can make $10+ per hour asking for change and enjoy living outdoors, then there's no motivation to do otherwise, and why should we make them? Let them live their lives. The others who are there by circumstance will usually get some attention and make it off the streets in a short amount of time.

P.S. in Canada if you don't havge a valid address you cannot qualify for welfare, so homelessness doesn't guarantee you that.

Answer 3

Actually in Canada welfare doesn't give that much money so it isn't easy to get an apartment on that money. As well, if you work at McDonalds or anywhere else that money is taken into consideration and if you make over a set limit it is deducted from your monthly allowance.

Some make money from others giving them money. True but I doubt for most it amounts to $10 an hour.

Hobos?

Answer 4

I would not call Canada a welfare state. They take care of all people thru public funding for health care and mothers of young children are paid to stay home. Sounds like a good place to me.
In regards to the hobos. I live in Daytona Beach and we have our share. Most are vets, that for whatever reason, a disability mental or physical can not get a job. There are many drug addicts and alcoholics that can have rehab but choose not to. There are also those that have lost their jobs, have run out of unemployment and lost everything they own. They usually wind up working for a low paying job at day labor places, enough to eat, but not enough to afford a roof over their heads. Then , yes there are those that choos to live a homeless life. I have spoken to many of them as they hang out around the towing company I work for. They choose to not have the responsibility of bills, a car, upkeep of a house or apartment. They too also, work for day labor and live day to day. These guys usually do not bother anyone, in fact most are very polite. They tend to congregate in one area. Occasionally there is occasion for law enforcement because of a drunken brawl or urinating on the sidewalk, but in general this is just a small handful. I have even hired homeless to do yard work for me or wash my car, and they will do a better job than someone that does this professionally.

Answer 5

First Canada is a country not a state. Also we have provinces not states. We are not as much of a welfare country as the USA is. However we do take care of our people better than the USA does.

If this is what you think then you had better come to Canada for awhile and learn the truth.

Answer 6

Thats a loaded question... I've been homeless and know what its like, but some of the hobos your talkin about are not mentaly or socialy capable of keeping a job. you want to see something truely terrible go find yourself a survivor of 'nam and listen to their story, or go thru half of the problems they've had..... Sure, some do abuse the system but most are in that situation because sosiety has used em, then threw em away when they no longer served a purpose.