Do you believe we should fix chronic welfare abusers?

Question

You know, those who have one kid after another and feed off the government without lifting a finger to help themselves?

Answer 1

As someone has already said, the catagories for this are numerous, but lets say for arguments sake that we all know which group we are talking about here. Those who dont want to work and are willing to rape the system and do nothing or little for it.

Not withstading disabiliities, and there are many who fall into this group and are still in emplyoment. There is no reason not to work at some level. The only thing that stops people who dont want to work are the arguments that it would be financialay benificial to work because the wages wont be hihg enough, and the constant flow of easy free money.

I think, and i have been on benifits here and there when jobs or contracts have come to an end, but not for long, that if the money was swaped for tokens such as food, fuel etc peoples choice would be taken away on what they spend "their" money on. May seem harsh but i'm not over happy about paying for dropouts to drink it away.

This may also help with the immigrant situation in this country aswell, genuine people who are on the run for fear of death would happily put up with a food token system until they were confirmed and able to work. Those who are soley here for the free money and housing would be less willing to stay.

I think this system would keep those who are in need of short term help fed, whilst the loafers have their pocket money taken away. Of course genuine long term cases of the other catagories would need to be handeled differently, but we are not on about them are we!?

Answer 2

Well No. Obviously if we start 'fixing' people we think need to be fixed you are headed down a slippery sloap. That is not the governments job. Welfare reform has come a long way are you even aware of welfare laws???

We should however require them to work when they are physically able. That said no one is getting rich off of welfare and children cost way more than what the government pays them for. Feeding and clothing a child is far more expensive than what the government gives in benefits, recently some congressmen and women tried to buy groceries based on what food stamps would give per day and found it down right hard to do. It's $21 for the week! Here's a link to the Congressional Food stamp challenge http://foodstampchallenge.typepad.com/

Answer 3

The welfare program has had a 60 month cumulative life time limit since the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 was passed. Also the program has had since then a work and/or job training requirement. So there can't be any chronic welfare abusers. Not past 60 months anyway.

Answer 4

Umm do you mean fix as in fixing a dog or cat? Bob Barker style? LOL don't think that would be good idea at all. However welfare reform does need to applied, heck it's not as if methods aren't available free of charge to stop multiple births. Massachusetts ran into a problem a few years back where some were just bringing in pictures of their nieces and nephews claiming them as their own and sure enough they received additional sums added to their checks!

Answer 5

They don't 'let' them have one kid after another, any more!! Now, it is get them educated, and self-sufficient, and off the rolls!
The days of the free ride are over!
And the ones who for one reason or another, who are mentally deficient, or crippled, and can not work? What of those? Into the gutter, and fend for themselves?
I am sick, and terminally ill! Would you take away my SSI, and throw me into the street, because I can't work?
You can not make such swift, and sweeping statements, as the one above, without taking into consideration, a large populace of the country!
Myself? I would rather be out working! I'd get more money!

Answer 6

Durning the Clinton Administration much of that was reduced. You might want to visit a welfare office before you spout off about welfare. You don't know what you are talking about.

Answer 7

That's the other side of the abortion debate that people often miss.

In the US, the govt has no legal authority to prevent people from having children, or to mandate abortions or sterilization -- because reproductive choice is a fundamental right.

If Roe and Casey and the other cases in that line get overturned, and there is no freedom of choice -- then the govt can mandate abortions (or sterlization) just as easily as they can prohibit them.

No, I oppose any form of govt control over reproductive choice. It should always be a personal issue. If you want to cut off benefits, that's fine -- but stay out of the person's body.

Answer 8

Yes I do. Then maybe everyone would be a little more compassionate to people in need. Something for nothing doesn't get it. Howerever it is not the childrens fault.

Answer 9

Send them to China, just kidding. No you can't. It will always has someone like that(blessed by God) I guess. No fairness in this world. They don't want to helping themself . Easy to live on someone else.

Answer 10

Yes, the solution is to cut them off.