The Pros And Cons Of The Welfare System
Welfare is government-provided support for those in need and who can't support themselves. It was established by the Social Security Act of 1935, and it was created due to the Great Depression in the 1930s. The Welfare system greatly impacted many lives during the Great Depression and continues to help many families today. Not only has it helped families but it has helped the elderly, disabled, and mentally challenged. These different types of individuals use the system as it was meant to be used. However, today many individuals inappropriately abuse the system and take advantage of the program. These individuals are fully capable of working, but instead take the easy way out and depend on welfare. They show no interest in wanting to better
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Some proponents argue that , “Many people are not aware that there are limits to how much federal aid you can receive. This helps to motivate people to gaining stable employment and becoming independent enough to care for their family” (Frantic Foodie 2016, 1). So in a more simple way proponents are saying that it's just a temporary assistance and after the recipient's time is up they get a job and have a stable income. However, how is it temporary when recipients can leave the system but then return not even a year later. Technically there is no time limit if recipients can continue returning to the programs. This also doesn't teach responsibility or how to support themselves and/ or their family. Another argument proponents like to make is, it helps reduce crime rates. Although this is an excellent argument due to the fact that when families are in need many parents will do whatever to ensure their family is taken care of; however this is not the full truth. While on welfare there are still abusers. Some use the money received from the government to buy drugs, which is a crime in itself. One last argument that proponents for welfare like to make is, that it’s much needed assistance. Although I do agree that the welfare system does help people in need of assistance, it starts to create a problem. Recipients become dependant on the system and become dependant on the checks, food stamps, and medical care benefits that come with the program. This leads to a chain effect where the recipient doesn't want to get a job or better themself instead they want to rely on the system as their source of income. In the end, the welfare system needs to be fixed and changed to better not only themselves and their family, but to also help cut the flow of money that we waste yearly on the welfare
Some proponents argue that , “Many people are not aware that there are limits to how much federal aid you can receive. This helps to motivate people to gaining stable employment and becoming independent enough to care for their family” (Frantic Foodie 2016, 1). So in a more simple way proponents are saying that it's just a temporary assistance and after the recipient's time is up they get a job and have a stable income. However, how is it temporary when recipients can leave the system but then return not even a year later. Technically there is no time limit if recipients can continue returning to the programs. This also doesn't teach responsibility or how to support themselves and/ or their family. Another argument proponents like to make is, it helps reduce crime rates. Although this is an excellent argument due to the fact that when families are in need many parents will do whatever to ensure their family is taken care of; however this is not the full truth. While on welfare there are still abusers. Some use the money received from the government to buy drugs, which is a crime in itself. One last argument that proponents for welfare like to make is, that it’s much needed assistance. Although I do agree that the welfare system does help people in need of assistance, it starts to create a problem. Recipients become dependant on the system and become dependant on the checks, food stamps, and medical care benefits that come with the program. This leads to a chain effect where the recipient doesn't want to get a job or better themself instead they want to rely on the system as their source of income. In the end, the welfare system needs to be fixed and changed to better not only themselves and their family, but to also help cut the flow of money that we waste yearly on the welfare