People don't need incentives to get out of poverty. From personal experience, welfare (at least in Canada) does not give you enough to live on. You cannot afford even a small apartment with welfare, nevermind food plus other expenses. If you're lucky enough to get on disability then maybe you can afford those things. Then what? It's not a life to live. I know for certain it's not fun. Many people want to get jobs, but they get discriminated against because they have disabilities. Sure, it's against the human rights code, but it still happens regardless. If anyone tries to get employment, the only jobs available or call centers or jobs at Wal-Mart which pay less than what disability offers. The only way you can get people out of poverty is by creating jobs. You don't create jobs by slashing taxes. In theory it works, yes, but in practice it doesn't[1]. All it does is put more money into the pockets of the rich, and the middle class and lower get poorer and poorer. More tax cuts means more services cut, which in Canada means things such as healthcare or other important services that many people take for granted. Please don't pretend that you know what it's like to be in poverty. It's not a fun experience at all. I can vouch for that.