Yes. We need better education. Not just sex ed, though sex ed needs arguably the most work. See, where I'm from, it's mandatory for kids to go to school for at least 9 years. Reading, writing, counting, all the way up to chemistry and IT. And because it's mandatory (meaning illegal to not get your kids this basic education), it's free. The fact that the kids don't go there isn't just a problem, it's against the law.
They are not having affordable housing systematically withheld from them. They dominate city-owned houses around here. Comfortable, maintained, very affordable. You could easily pay double their cost of living on rent alone if the apartment was owned privately. I know, because I'm the one they go to when they pay them.
As for money, I actually don't think it's either! Money is a trust system we humans developed to simplify trade. It's not made up, even though it technically is artificially restricted to avoid what happened to Spain around the times of oversea exploration. That said, there isn't, in fact, enough money to go around. I don't think there can ever really be. And the problem isn't that we can't make more, it's that there isn't enough value to offset it to avoid completely ruining a pretty large portion of the population. And the money that is there isn't exactly being allocated that well, you said that yourself, you know all this already.
I'd also like to mention that if your sole source of monthly income hangs on you being able to write your own signature, I'd expect that as the years go on, you get better at it, not worse. Certainly not to the point where you're incapable of writing it. ESPECIALLY if the citizen ID you brought with you isn't even a year old and has a perfectly OK signature on it. I know it's annoying to need to sign the check, but just like password requirements and two-factor authentication, it's there for a reason.
We do get people who can't write because of things like head trauma or injury or blindness. They have people with them who can assist them, serve as a wittness and sign the check so the person can get the money, be they dedicated assistants, family members or even neighbours. One lady has this awesome little rubber stamp she carries with her that's just her signature, but I'm sure it cost a pretty penny and thus isn't exactly an option here.
So when a middle-aged lady comes in alone, skips queue, demands her check, claims to be unable to sign it and starts yelling about how we're stealing her money while we explain to her what she needs to do to pick it up, you'll have to forgive me for moving her from the "disabled/in need" to "just an asshole," at least for the moment.
You can have as many kids as you want. But if you have them, you should at least try to take care of them, not use them as a bargaining chip for extra priviledges. And I believe it is morally imperative to deny them those priviledges should they try that, or some other sleazy tactic like dragging a mentally disabled person into a busy as fuck mall to use their disability as a get out of jail free card (this did, in fact, happen. I wish I was making it up). These systems are there for people who need them, and their functionality relies on them being used only when morally justifiable.
I'm not saying they are malicious. Definitely not all the time. Usually, it's not even their fault. But what they're doing is wrong. It is hurting those who would actually need to use these systems. And often enough, they aren't open to explanations or cooperation. Which sucks, but the only thing I can do about that is showing them that it's wrong by denying the priviledges they're demanding. The lady who can't sign herself doesn't get their money until she can either sign the check or fetch someone as a witness, the guy with an invalid ID can get his money if a cop vouches for his identity and the person who thought bringing their disabled mom along was a good idea can have fun waiting for their turn like every other customer.
And thank you for deciding to engage with me rather than just making fun of what I said. I appreciate you taking your time to ask about my viewpoint and I hope I can learn from your feedback.
