Japan has low crime because Japanese culture is about your family, your community and your society not you the individual. This is why young Japanese men flew their planes into American ships and why older Japanese citizens volunteered to go into the Fukushima nuclear plant so that younger people wouldn’t die of radiation.
The United States is a country and culture that celebrates the individual above everything else. We also have a culture of “get what you can, because the next asshole will take it if you don’t.” This is why we have looting in the streets after a natural disaster and lawyers chasing ambulances. It is also a major reason for our crime. We have always celebrated violence in America along with the individual, where would America be without it western outlaws, crime bosses, serial killers and gangsters?
The question is can a free democratic society that celebrates violence and puts the individual at the top of the pyramid while community is at the bottom, ever create a high trust culture?
Not long ago, I would have said there’s no way in hell that this could happen in America, but that was then and this is now.
So, here’s the scenario that could unfold:
Medicaid provides reimbursement to medical providers for medical services.
This means NO ONE can sit at home and collect Medicaid checks. The payments don't go to "Medicaid recipients." They go do doctors and hospitals.
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@wayne7615@jjonaboat @Sus8742 @SomeWelder Thanks for the source. You do need to read it carefully, though. This is about paying taxes, not employment. Notice a high percentage are retired or at the poverty level. To use this to say 40% of Americans don’t work is disingenuous.