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Ben Franklin quote about hating poor people

This old quote goes to show that aporophobia has a long history in this country. Almost as long as racism and homophobia. I can’t believe some people think this way. So messed up I am for doing good to the poor, but…I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed…that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer. -Benjamin Franklin


This old quote goes to show that aporophobia has a long history in this country. Almost as long as racism and homophobia. I can’t believe some people think this way. So messed up

I am for doing good to the poor, but…I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed…that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.

      -Benjamin Franklin

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