People who oppose raising welfare rates to livable standards because they believe it will encourage laziness and unemployment are exhibiting which of the following?

A) Culture of poverty
B) Deferred gratification
C) Blaming the system
D) Classism

Culture of Poverty

A concept suggesting that poverty is not only a result of lack of economic resources but also a result of a specific set of social and cultural values shared among people living in poverty.

Deferred Gratification

The capacity to withstand the allure of an instant gratification in favor of receiving a reward at a future time.

Classism

Prejudice or discrimination based on social class, often manifesting as an unequal treatment of people from different economic and social backgrounds.