If I am paying them to sit around government housing and have kids I should at least have litter free highways. We should break this cycle any way we can. If we make it easy and comfortable for them to abuse the system of course they will.
2007-12-14 12:06:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
At least 15 hours a week and drug testing like those of us who work to pay them. There are plenty of odd jobs and petty work to do even if no more than answering phones and taking messages to planting trees or mowing lawns at the parks and hi-ways
School classes should also be required for the betterment.
I know of some who are the third and fourth generations on wellfare and proud of it.
I know of some women who believe that they have to work only four years and are intitled to free government living for life .
How did people servive before government sponcered welfare befor 1936 ? they worked
2007-12-14 12:18:15 · answer #1 · answered by Robert F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Considering the stereotype is Blacks and Hispanics having kids and living for free. It is a fact that most of the people that are on assistance have no job skills. True there are cases where they are down right lazy, but some just don't have the education (high school diploma) to get hired at the nation's burger joints. Welfare recipients do get more than my disabled father who is a veteran on SSI ($800/month), but not much..... Forcing people to clean the freeways is not a good solution, but offering a chance to learn work skills at a job for minimum wage that would end up paying more money than assistance, is a better idea.... leave the freeways to the felons
2007-12-14 12:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by Big ED 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We discussed this stuff in gov't class. I think there should be a limit to funding, but if your kids aren't in school, how do you pay to go to work and have a daycare provider? It's really expensive and most single female parents on welfare don't have degrees ( I said most, not all). And usually they are in jobs with no benefits and little time off, if any. I know people abuse the system, but there are those that really need help. And yes, they should ( I know I would), do anything they can to give back.
2007-12-14 12:12:17 · answer #3 · answered by ugh192 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That seems to be a very simplistic view of what is happening.
Many times these people are working multiple low-paying jobs just to get by. They don't live an easy life, and wouldn't have time to do community service on top of just trying to survive.
Yes, there are those that do abuse the system, but more often than not they really do need the assistance. If we haven't been in that position, we really cannot imagine how hard their lives are.
Subsidized housing and getting food stamps is a long way from living in the lap of luxury, having it easy, or being comfortable.
There does need to be something to stop the abuse of the system so the people who really need help can get it, but I do not think it should be done by punishing those who are working hard.
2007-12-14 12:14:30 · answer #4 · answered by muchadoaboutnothing 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I would've been glad to when I was on it but with probably couldn't if I wanted to. Not all of us abuse the system. I was on it because I wanted to go to school full time and even had a part-time but didn't make ends meet. I couldn't find a full time that accomodated my school schedule and i didn't want to give up my higher education to stay in a dead end job and keep telling myself that this little bit of money I'm saving will one day put me through school. My schedule was so busy since the only job I could find was an hour away from my home by bus and school was an hour away in the opposite direction. I spent 2-4 hours on the bus and that was the main time I was able to study. I would bite my tongue when someone at school brought this up since i was ashamed that it was helping me but, I'm thankful to foodstamps since I was able to make it through a large portion of college.
2016-03-02 17:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some states that do have "workfare" programs like what you mention but not enough to make a difference. I had a co-worker tell a welfare receipiant (after finding out the person was on welfare for 6 years) "Welfare is a bridge, not a parking lot".
2016-04-09 03:43:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever seen Bowling for Columbine? I suggest you do.
Some people of low paying jobs. They work so hard, yet extenuating circumstances make it impossible to make ends meet.
I'm guessing you've never had to choose between buying groceries and paying rent. While you have time to surf the net, some people are working 14 hour days, but still can't pay their bills. Walk a mile in their shoes before you judge.
I agree people abuse it, but why punish people who have already been through so much even more?
2007-12-14 12:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2007-12-14 12:12:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
IT sounds like u got a plan there Bill,I wish some of this politicians Will look at how much money the goverment is trowing away on on some of these freeloaders.It`s a shame ain`t it.
2007-12-14 12:16:42 · answer #9 · answered by Gilbert 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree, that if able, people on federal or state assistance should provide a service, for compensation received.......
Also the deadbeats in Washington need to get off their asses, and impose severe penalty's for those defrauding the American people of their hard earned dollars.........
2007-12-14 12:32:18 · answer #10 · answered by ifixit54 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋