Several commenters used some version of the phrase “losing government benefits”. This is objectionable. These are entitlements for which one needs to qualify. If someone gains employment, they do not really lose benefits, and it was not theirs to lose. All that really happened was that they progressed in life to where they no longer qualified. I don’t fault those who express themselves this way. we are conditioned to feel entitled, that these benefits are ours. Well, no, they are not. They might be given to us if we are eligible. Just look at how we have been trained to think. We have a huge problem in attitude that underlies the myth of “kollel for everybody” and the propensity to calculate these benefits as part of the family budget. It is this attitude that leads way too many to be מורה היתר with regards to compromised honesty and the circus that affected Lakewood these past 2 weeks.
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