Sentences with phrase «drain on society»

Workers on the sidelines are a waste of human capital and turn into drains on society through things like unemployment benefits.

«Were it not for Repent - And - Be-Saved's impassioned comment calling me a useless drain on society and damning me to hell for eternity, I might never have found Jesus.

It's insulting to think that the population of illegal immigrants, if made legal, will just sit back and be a drain on society.

That story illustrates that certain classes of humans, in ancient Rome, were seen as a drain on society and therefore disposable.

So if these people aren't taken up in the rapture this Saturday, will they be renouncing God, and more importantly, will they attempt to become a drain on society now that they're broke, homeless and without jobs?

Instead of developing policies aimed at making immigration work for the country as a whole, however, the response of the Westminster political class over recent years has been to debate caps on immigration and give credence to the philosophical position that immigrants are a drain on society instead of net contributors.

You're to the right of nobody on anything and you're a drain on our society.

Both of us would never want to be a drain on society; however, we recognize that people get into bad situations and need help.

It's a racket, and it's a drain on society.