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Question: Suppose a friend comments to you, "I think welfare recipients are simply lazy spendthrifts. I have a friend who receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and when she was offered a part-time job, she turned it down."

How does this system affect a welfare recipient's incentive to work? Is a welfare recipient necessarily lazy if they turn down a part-time job?

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