Welfare
Welfare
Welfare is a charity to the people, organized by the government. There are many issues that are associated with the welfare program. Is society ultimately responsible for the well-being of the poor? If so, how do we help those people that are less fortunate? At what cost are we required help them? Are they to be held in any way responsible for themselves? How do we control and reform the way people spend their welfare support? Differentiating between who receives welfare and who doesn’t is a common concern, and many questions arise while making a decision on who will receive it and who will not.
Generally, there are two types of welfare. The first can be termed “rescue welfare” (Weir, n.d.). These are people that have lost income temporarily due to no longer being able to work because of illness or being laid off, or other short term reasons for not working. During their working years, the majority of this group will pay their way with contributions and tax by working for the majority of their lives. The purpose of this is to maintain them in good conditions as productive workers so that they can return to the workforce as soon as possible.
The second type can be termed “support welfare” (Weir, n.d.). Support welfare “exists to ensure a long-term income that is adequate to maintain a specified standard of living to those who are of working age, but are ‘unable’ to earn enough to provide this themselves” (Weir, n.d.). This type is used by those that are not able to work due to long term illness, disability, or other reason for long term unemployability.
Virtue ethics would say that welfare is good when truly needed and whether or not that person will take responsibility in the welfare they receive. For example, if a person says they cannot work due to being burdened with children, should this mother receive welfare? There are millions of mothers out there not using assistance and raising their children, no matter the number and ages of
Welfare is a charity to the people, organized by the government. There are many issues that are associated with the welfare program. Is society ultimately responsible for the well-being of the poor? If so, how do we help those people that are less fortunate? At what cost are we required help them? Are they to be held in any way responsible for themselves? How do we control and reform the way people spend their welfare support? Differentiating between who receives welfare and who doesn’t is a common concern, and many questions arise while making a decision on who will receive it and who will not.
Generally, there are two types of welfare. The first can be termed “rescue welfare” (Weir, n.d.). These are people that have lost income temporarily due to no longer being able to work because of illness or being laid off, or other short term reasons for not working. During their working years, the majority of this group will pay their way with contributions and tax by working for the majority of their lives. The purpose of this is to maintain them in good conditions as productive workers so that they can return to the workforce as soon as possible.
The second type can be termed “support welfare” (Weir, n.d.). Support welfare “exists to ensure a long-term income that is adequate to maintain a specified standard of living to those who are of working age, but are ‘unable’ to earn enough to provide this themselves” (Weir, n.d.). This type is used by those that are not able to work due to long term illness, disability, or other reason for long term unemployability.
Virtue ethics would say that welfare is good when truly needed and whether or not that person will take responsibility in the welfare they receive. For example, if a person says they cannot work due to being burdened with children, should this mother receive welfare? There are millions of mothers out there not using assistance and raising their children, no matter the number and ages of