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If you just went off the news you'd be forgiven for thinking that crime was more of a problem than ever before in human history, because people just getting on with their lives not being robbed doesn't make for a riveting news item. By the same token, you could be forgiven for thinking that half the people on welfare are gaming the system. Again, people just getting on with their lives submitting medical assessment claim forms, jumping through hoops and waiting a few months for a pitiful assistance because they're unable to work due to multiple schlerosis or debilitating mental illness don't make for a news story.
Nor do the single mums who struggle to raise their kids, claiming what help they can and scrimping and saving and counting every penny to try and get them through whilst also applying for countless low skill jobs and getting turned down.
None of those people are worth noticing. They never make it onto the radar because they are the norm. It's the unusual, the egregious and the barefaced who come to our attention on the whole. And that skews the picture terribly.
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