Is Welfare Good Or Bad

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Welfare is supposed to be financial support given to people in need. The welfare program began in the 1930's during the Great Depression. The US government wanted to help people and their families that was in need of aid, so they created a welfare program that assistant those who had little or no income. There’s nothing wrong with assisting people who need the help, but the problem arises when people abuse the program. It’s not fair when the government takes money from the hard working people and redistribute the money to the citizens that’s “needy”. Some argue that welfare is a good thing because it helps truly desperate and deserving individuals. If the individuals were truly desperate, then there would be no problem with welfare. …show more content…

When President Clinton signed the welfare reform bill, he said ''Today we are taking a historic chance to make welfare what it was meant to be: a second chance, not a way of life.” Government assistance has become a target for greedy mothers and other individuals who doesn’t have any value. People have become so used to government assistance instead of using it to stay up while looking for a job, they are sitting around waiting for the next check to come in. Many mothers are steady having children, because more children equals more welfare money. According to Murray, “Woman…who wants to have babies… thinks that the prospect of having a baby is attractive, but so is having money to spend on themselves (65),” it’s sad that’s one of the biggest problems with the current system in place. The money that the mothers receive from the government, they don’t always put to good use. Food stamps are one of the most common assistance programs closely related to welfare and they are one of ones that doesn’t get put to good use. For example, I know several people and heard of several people selling their food stamps. People who don’t receive food stamps go to people who do and buy theirs for half the price. You can get $200 worth of food stamps from them for a $100 just so they can have some cash to go buy whatever they want. The result from them selling all their stamps equals their kids hungry, but …show more content…

The application process can easily be manipulated. Conditions and resources a person live by makes a large impact on the application process, but records could easily be falsified to make a person more eligible. After submitting an application for government assistance, they must be interviewed to see if they really need the assistance. The government should be stricter and look more into people situations before giving them assistance. They need to do background checks to check to see what type of person they are dealing with and to see what their work history look like. Another thing they can do is ask for receipts to see what the people bought and make sure it equals the amount they were provided with. It might be a hassle to look at everyone receipts, but if that’s what it takes that’s what needs to be done. Welfare should be given to those who have a serious mental condition or physical disability. People who cannot find work shouldn’t be on welfare because they tend to become lazy in finding a job and some just stop looking because they get money from the government. The government should put a limit on the length of time a person who is unemployed can receive welfare benefits maybe then they will help motivate them to find a job within six months through a

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