2006-07-30 14:58:45 · 4 answers · asked by manan_usa 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
No, and not because it promotes non productive Americans but because it fails them. I was on assistance at one point and the government spent nearly to a thousand dollars putting me thru a course which was supposed to help prepare me for the work place. Would you care to know what the main part of the course was? You see, when you are on assistance people think you are uneducated neandrothals who can't put 2+2 together, literally. The basis of the class was to educate us on how to properly manage a check book for those massive minimum wage jobs we were going to get to support our families. Pretty much they were teaching us poor, unfortunate, uneducated, simple minded welfare bums to add 2+2. I really gained alot from that class. By the way, 2+2 are 5 right?
Just for your information, the reason I was receiving assistance was because I was tired of getting the stuffing knocked out of me by my husband. I was concerned that my children might eventually take on his characteristics someday as well. When he left he cleaned out our savings of quite a few thousand dollars which was meant as a down payment for a house to purchase a mini van for his girlfriend. I was young, naive, and hopeful when this all occured, I did not ask for it nor did I plan on having three kids just to stay on the system. There were times when my car broke down that I would walk the ten miles to get to my minimun wage job to take care of my children so the only assistance I was forced to receive was medical and food assistance. So for all of you who stereotype people who receive assistance as non-productive piss off!
2006-07-30 15:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was apprehensive about the idea of forcing single parents off of welfare, but the one case I know of worked pretty well. She had several children and some emotional issues too. When she realized she would not have welfare forever, she started taking classes (the state paid for them) and learned some work skills. It was a gradual thing over a few years. She started looking for work experience and was upset because the state kept checking on her. Finally she got fed up with it and decided to get a decent-paying job---which by now she was capable of doing and keeping. She still gets some benefits but basically she is off welfare and runs her own life and supports her kids. Yay!
2006-07-31 00:51:57 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know of several cases where people used the benefits and gotten more education and got good jobs. They found out that work didn't kill them and they like the fat paychecks. I think it is certainly a better plan than we had before that.
2006-07-30 22:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by Elwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it promotes non productive Americans.
2006-07-30 22:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋