he argued that population had an inbuilt propensity to rise and outstrip all available food supplies
he favoured the aboliation of the poor law altogether
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David Ricardo
polticla economist
put forward the idea of an iron law of wages, believing that there was a wages fund from which money for wages and poor relief was paid
the more that was paid out in poor relief, the less there was available for wages
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Thomas Paine
criticised the poor law because it was so inadequate
he proposed a proerty tax on the very rich to be used for a variety of support systems for the poor, among these being family allowances and old age pensions
implied that the able-bodied poor had to go into workhouses before they could recieve relief
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Robert Owen
radical factory owner
blamed the capitalist economic system for creating poverty and the abuse of the factory system
tried to put new ideas into practice by building a new sort of community
no adult was allowed to work for more than 10 and a half hours a day and sick pay was provided
the harder they worked, the greater their income would be, and they would have no need for poor relief
care would only need to be taken of the impotent poor
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