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> In article > ,
> T > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> says...
>> > In article 7>,
>> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> >
>> > > > In other words...... your claim that most welfare recipients
>> > > > are actually single white males is absolutely false.
>> > > >
>> > > > http://www.apa.org/pi/wpo/myths.html
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Whatever... Maybe it's time we imposed penalties on adult
>> > > welfare recipients and limited the number of children a welfare
>> > > recipient could have to 1, also limiting the benefits they could
>> > > receive. What you can't afford to have, you shouldn't have.
>> > > It's no wonder there are so many children on the welfare rolls.
>> > > One of the things that irritates me most is
>> > > seeing an indigent family or single mother marching into the
>> > > welfare office
>> > > with 8 kids in tow, because most of these people are unemployed
>> > > by choice or lack of even the most rudimentary skills, and have
>> > > no desire to work. With our present system they know they don't
>> > > have to, yet they keep popping
>> > > out kids like it ws a hobby, and they know they'll receive
>> > > additional benefits for each child they have.
>> > >
>> > > There are some who are making every effort to pull themselves up
>> > > by their bootstraps and to work or actively seek employment.
>> > > Unfortunately, they seem to be in the vast minority.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Wayne Boatwright
>> >
>> > The welfare system rewards sloth, and fecundity.
>> >
>> > It needs a serious overhaul.
>> >
>>
>> So tell me since you're the expert, what reforms would you make to
>> the welfare system?
>
> Government work programs. I already stated that.
>
> Give them the welfare they need, but make them work for it.
> It really is that simple...
>
> I believe in helping people, just not in giving them a totally free
> ride. I work hard for the money I make.

So will the government pay for child care under your program, too?

An overhaul of the system is needed, certainly. What kind of jobs are we
going to give these people so that they can get off welfare and make a
living that is enough to support their family?

Except for the three months I took off for maternity leave, and the few
months when I was unemployed a few years ago,(and it's not that I
"wouldn't" work; there were retail and fast-food jobs available, but
most of the places I applied at could not give me a set schedule, which
I needed because I could not afford childcare), I have worked full-time
my entire adult life. Until I was able to get my current job, I had
never made enough money where I could have supported myself and my
daughter on my paycheck alone. Does that make me lazy?

It's more complicated than "have them work for the money". Basically,
you would have these people work for *less* than minimum wage. And
that's not a solution.

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