I suppose dehumanizing the poor makes justifying austerity easier.

Just love how people who don't want to help other people always do the "We're all animals hurr durr" argument.

Go walk into the woods and don't come back and see how well you do. We became communal, communicating beings for a reason.

If "I should help other people and care about them" hasn't quite gotten to your brain yet, but you are on the internet, I genuinely do not know how to help you.