But if someone is in a position of power due to their hard work and efforts, would it be their obligation to sacrifice what they've earned and help those in need, even if those people are in their situation due to their own laziness?
idk from my perspective that's a bit oversimplified o: to be fair my answer was too. there are different levels of helping others, i don't feel that you really need to sacrifice what you've earned to help someone. that decision really falls on you on a personal level. i as an individual would want to help those in need o: and i think that people elected into offices have a civic duty to help those in need, even if it requires a shuffling of the budget or something. i don't believe that people end up in poor position "due to their own laziness", often that attitude has some pretty racist connotations /: