what does 'less well off' mean?

Question

Today like in the past it is the 'less well off' who commit crime..true???

Answer 1

less well off = poorer

so the people with no ££

Answer 2

Think of who commits the following crimes. White collar crime, crimes against humanity, crimes against the environment. Who makes money from the labors of others? The phrase 'less well off,' is meaningless, everybody is 'less well off' than the richest person in the world. If what you mean is, are the poor also the criminals? why not just say it? The real criminals in the world have power over others, they make money from child labour, selling weapons to third world countries, they are rich off the backs of others, who are kept poor. No it is not the poor who commit all the crimes. The poor are not more criminal in their behavior than the rich, and certainly not on such a grand scale.

Answer 3

To have less than what society thinks is normal. In times past you considered yourself rich if you had your health, three meals a day and a roof over your head. If you were a thief then, it would have been to stave off starvation, you would risk your life stealing a loaf of bread because without it, you would probably die anyway.

But nowadays, people expect more. Look at just one evening's advertisments and you will see the procurement of desire, as luxuries are displayed as everyday items and not to purchase them is somehow a denial of one's worth. 'Life's more exciting when you say yes', 'Or is a bore, say And, have both' 'You're worth it' etc., etc. It would be easy to fall into the trap of thinking your status and value in society is governed by how many 'things' you can add to your life.

With this constant bombardment, is it any wonder that those who can't afford these 'things' begin to resent those who can? Poverty is a prision from which there is little chance of escape, especially if you have caring responsiblies or live in a deprived area. Every day there are things you would like to do or buy and every day you realise you can't afford to do even simple things that others consider 'normal', like swimming, going out, buying clothes or visiting the cinema. It grinds you down and erodes any sense of self worth. Sometimes it can feel all too much and besides, you think to yourself, why should I be honest when it seems everyone else is doing something to line their own pockets? Why should I always lose out?

Even those who are reletively wealthy in western society will do their best to appear even wealthier (keeping up with the Jones's) and there have been plenty of cases of those who would rather commit crime than reveal their true income. So no, crime is not exclusive to the poor, it's just that the richer you are, the more likely you are to get away with it. And then there's those who have plenty and are just plain greedy. (Think Exxon)

We who live in countries with Social Welfare would have to work very hard to starve to death, as those who live in countries without it do every day. Income Support, as it's called in Britain, is not alot of money, but then it's not supposed to be. It's meant to be high enough for you to survive and low enough to stimulate a desire to work to earn your own money, to give you what you need, not what you want. And many of those who are on limited incomes feel that if they earn without declaring it, it's a victimless crime.

Anyone who steals from another is saying he/she is more important than anyone else.

Answer 4

Its true in a sense but would you mug someone in the street if you had nowhere to live and you haven't eaten in three days. The term "less well off" is a stupid term made by people who will never have a standard life in terms of money (no offense to you, your just asking a question).

Answer 5

this is not true. The well off commit just as much crime. It just doesn't get coverage. It means one guy has one less jelly bean than someone else. Petty statement.

Answer 6

The haves and the have nots. The haves, have better living conditions, social status, material things. Less fortunates have not.

Answer 7

It's a euphemism for poor. And people from all backgrounds commit crime for a variety of reasons.

Answer 8

This is a euphemism for living in relative poverty. Of course no politician would like to admit to (any kind of) poverty existing under their stewardship (esp Labour) so they use this term.

Relative poverty will always exist, there will always be someone 'less well off' than others. I doubt that they mean people in absolute poverty though.

Answer 9

this means that you have less money than others around you for example stupidly payed football players. In this day and age everyones in that boat as the tax man is a greedy git!

Answer 10

Answer: Possibly. but I'd need to see all the relevant statistics to come to a conclusion.

It's may be a too simple an answer and thus too easier an answer.

EG: It's a dog, therefore it bites and I'm in mortal Danger. No?

Sash.