Who here thinks that there needs to be MAJOR Welfare reform?

Question

I know a 21 year-old girl that has 2 kids and no job. She just sits on her butt and collects Welfare and gets free medical care. I think they should have a 2 year limit on people collecting Welfare if they are able-bodied and can easily go get a job. They basically get free schooling, daycare, housing (Section 8). I think they should be cut off after 2 years if they have not enrolled in school and have at LEAST a job with 20 hours a week while in school. I get so tired of seeing women on Welfare at Walmart that dress their kids in rags, and they have junk food, and cigarettes in their carts. I know not all women on Welfare are like that, but a majority of them are.

They CAN'T get rid of Welfare totally. There are people that genuinely need it, but they should not be able to collect just because they are lazy.

Drug tests are not enough. The girl I know doesn't use drugs. She is just EXTREMELY lazy.

Phlebotomist....You are setting a great example for your own children! Just think, when you are done with school you might not have to work so hard. Good luck to you.

Answer 1

You must have read the article about the drug test before receiving welfare also!

I agree with you! I'm a single mother working 2 jobs and a full-time student, not receiving child support. We don't qualify for insurance, housing, child care, financial assistance, or food assistance. It sickens me to see other single mothers sitting around all the time driving a better car than me, not working, living in brand new housing, and no ambition to change their life!

I work my hiney off 6-7 days a week, working nights so I don't have to spend as much on day care, and barely make it, still paying in taxes so lazy people can live off the system.

It does help some people, but it needs to be assessed how well it's working and which people it's helping. The system should be helping people like me who are in school and working instead of promoting the sloth of people that lack the motivation to even wipe their own behind

Answer 2

Yes, I think welfare needs a major reform, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. They will not cut these women off, and why not? Because they don’t want the kids doing without food, housing, etc. As long as these women have kids, they will continue to get welfare, and they know that.

I know a woman who went on welfare at 15 when she had her first child (she’s had 4 more since then). She’s in her mid-30s now, has never been off welfare, and has never worked a day in her life. Her oldest daughter just had her first child and Mom guided Daughter through the ‘how to apply for welfare’ process.

Welfare was never intended to be a way of life for people, but for many that’s what it’s become. And frankly, as a taxpayer I’m tired of paying for other people’s kids.

Answer 3

Well I think in addition to a drug test, they give a person a physical and mental capacative evaluation.
If no skills then part of the welfare is a mandatory job training that you have to attend or lose the benefits.
Once done then you start applying for jobs.

One of the things I think welfare fails with currently is its a mostly all or nothing program.

I am for weaning people off of it when they get a job that maybe doesnt quite support them then give them a smaller amount to cover the difference, for another period of time.

I have known many who could get a low paying job but then they would get cut off totally and so they wont go work.
They may have to start off at a low wage but if they really want to they can become independant very quickly.

And yes there needs to be a time at which point they say, you have had the opportunity to better yourself and you wont take it. sorry no more welfare for you.

Answer 4

Maybe not MAJOR reform, but I definitely think we need to drug test welfare recipients. I'm not working my butt off fto support some useless waste of life's drug habit. If I can't afford drugs, people living off my money shouldn't be able to do drugs either. Besides, a drug test costs about $40. If we drug test a recipient and they fail, look at all the welfare money we'll save. We could cut the cost of the food stamp program alone by at least 60%!

Answer 5

The worst of it is that 21 year-old girl will have at least 4 kids who will all be on welfare in 20 years while we're still working our hineys off!

Answer 6

Major welfare reform is essential, in addition to reforming of Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security (among others).

Those programs are going to create a huge financial hole for the U.S. that will adversely affect the quality of American life for generations to come.

Answer 7

I say they get rid of it all together.

Answer 8

I'm on you side!