So he doesn't deserve to afford a minimal existence without walfare?
First question: Does he? Second question: Why is it someone else's responsibility to provide him with that? Third question: How long would $15 an hour be enough for a minimal existence as prices rise because of increased labor costs?
Does he deserve a minimal existence without welfare?
Yes, as anyone who is exchanging their time for labor should. Just because he's a fat fuck he doesn't deserve to make a decent living? I for one would rather get pay his own way instead of requiring assistance.
Is it not our countries responsibility to provide a certain standard of living? How can we boast about being the best without improving our impoverished population?
Costs will fluctuate and calm down after an adjustment period. The cost of living has dramatically risen over the decades while minimum wage increases by trickles.
As an anecdote. I used to work 46 hours a week at 1.25 above minimum. I still qualified for the full $200 a month in good stamps.
That's an admirable statement, but let me play the devil's advocate. What if all he's qualified for is pushing a broom or bussing tables?