I keep hearing them complain about people wanting handouts, and they always bring up the fictional "welfare queen." Don't they know the system was reformed 11 years ago? The way it is set up now a person can't receive welfare for more than 5 years, and in most states you have to have a job to receive benefits. The fact is the issue was resolved back in 1996 so there is no reason to keep harping on this issue. Maybe you should spend more time complaining about corporate welfare.
2007-12-30 10:32:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Where is your proof that illegals are getting welfare?
2007-12-30 10:39:53 · update #1
Welfare queens and kings got washed out of New Orleans? More like they were too poor to be able to move even when a natural disaster was bearing down on them.
Republicans won't be satisfied until money stops going to American citizens so that they can have a population of completely subservient workers for their corporate master's factories.
2007-12-30 10:42:07 · answer #1 · answered by m 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, they know it. They are the ones who "reformed" the welfare system. And, as usual, left the states and local governments to cope with the mess they made.
Like--they didn't get around to providing for job training programs. Or chld-care. Nor did they get around to eliminating the disincentives that penalize a family with two parents present. Nor did they do anything about the inner city schools that are the breeding ground for long-term welfare.
Another example: the LARGEST group of recipients are (whte) women with chldren whose husbads have divorced them. Thier reforms did nothing to make these men more accountable for the resulting poverty their (ex)wives and children suffer.
the "reforms" haven't resolved anything--they've jsut made an even worse mess that the Democrats are going to have to try to clean up. Which isn't much better--they are no better at devloping and implementing welfare programs tha twork than the GOP. but at least they do see that most of the people who need help get it.
2007-12-30 10:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-26 22:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by kwiatkowski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do complain about corporate welfare, not just corporations as does the typical liberal. My problem with welfare is that 2/3 of it is going to illegal aliens who don't deserve it.
All an illegal alien has to do is have a baby in this country and they're instantly eligible for welfare.
2007-12-30 10:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was the Republicans, mainly Newt Gingrich, who reformed Welfare. They did not make it perfect and unfortunately did not eliminate it entirely. Look how many welfare queens and kings got washed out of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
2007-12-30 10:37:02 · answer #5 · answered by regerugged 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Do democrats know that welfare has done nothing to help win the war on poverty started by LBJ back in the 1960's?
2007-12-30 10:40:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Evidently you haven't taken a look at the federal budget lately. Well over half of the budget goes for entitlements.
2007-12-30 10:53:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, it's not working, and we DO need to eliminate it. It is not helping with the poverty level. It is just teaching a lower class of people, and their children, that they can get through life getting something for nothing.
2007-12-30 10:45:18 · answer #8 · answered by Educating the uneducated 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
i work with alot of poor people and i dont know anyone who recieves welfare any more, america is becoming a slave nation, if your poor, we dont give a shi*t about you, just work work work, no pension, paid vacation, bonuses, health care, just work work work and in the end you dont get anything out of it
the retarded right always says "if you work hard you will get everything"
this is typical conservative bullshit
2007-12-30 11:09:28 · answer #9 · answered by some guy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
uh-huh, so why isnt it working? Wy would I complain about my company getting to pay me a good wage and give me good bonuses?
2007-12-30 10:35:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋