If I were to write the welfare reform.............

  • April 24, 2008 at 12:30 AM by jstanawa
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Welfare rules as I see they should be

1. it is a hand up not a hand out....if you realistically cannot get a job and are legitimately trying you can receive help

2. We are helping you out.  Don't be like the illegal immigrants who take advantage of our country by spitting more kids out than you can afford.  If we pay for you to have 2 kids, you will be fixed so you can't have any more. If you don't realize what birth control is, we will take the guess work out of it for you.

3. If you are recieving benefits and neither you or your spouse are working full time, one of you must work full time for the state or city you live in, I don't believe in free rides.  You can mow grass and shovel a sidewalk.  Why should we pay someone to do it when we are already paying you.

4. If you are recieving food stamps or cash assistance, you must remain smoke and drug free.  If you can't afford a $4 gallon of milk for your kids, how can you afford a $6 pack of cigs for yourself.

5. Welfare receivers are not above working at McDonalds, you can't pay your bills or buy your food, but working at there is below your ability.  Take the job and prove to us you can be manager then.

6. If a nonwelfare person hears that a person might be working for caash while getting welfare, you will be automatically kicked off aid and you may never ever apply again.  You are cheating the tax paying citizens of your state and country.  Why are you better than others and keeping recieving when you really don't deserve the help like honest people do.

Don't get me wrong, there are people out there that truely deserve to get help.  There are those who truely need it that don't go after it.  But it is really getting on my nerves how people abuse a social program that should not be getting abused.  they don't realize the consequences that draining a program like this would do or that good hard working people fund those by paying their hard earned income in taxes.

Comments:

goste...

I sort of disagree with number 3.... both should work... childcare a problem?  provide subsidized childcare or different shifts...  also there are lots of public areas/ parks/ roadways that need cleaned up....

also, i am curious how many women receive aid who "don't" know who the father is...., although they are living with them ....  go after the dad's  as well.... force them to pay child support... and no more big income tax checks you got yours all year....

gosteelers Apr. 27, 2008 at 7:37 PM

jstanawa
I totally agree with your income tax check comment and going after the dad!!  My ex hubby gets a hefty income tax check and doesn't pay diddly in child support because he makes sure he works a low paying job with no benefits etc to get out of a raise in support.  He doesn't buyt he kids anything or help out when times are tough.  They should send the money to the custodial parent instead!

jstanawa Apr. 27, 2008 at 9:58 PM

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