Prior to the Development of the Social Safety Net,which of the Following

Prior to the development of the social safety net,which of the following ideas was NOT generally held?

A) Poor people should be able to retain some dignity.
B) Poverty was the result of bad budgeting and bad habits.
C) Asking for help should be so unpleasant that a person had to be desperate.
D) Help should be less than the most poorly paid worker earned.