Welfare Benefits Unemployed
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Amber Lesak
Mr. Gaug
AP Government 3
13 May 2013
Welfare "Benefits" Unemployed
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Welfare began as a federally funded program in the 1930s during the Great Depression for mainly the elderly and disabled, but also the unemployed. Many Americans complained of abuse of the welfare program, claiming the citizens with assistance "were not applying for jobs, having more children just to get more aid, and staying unmarried so as to qualify for greater benefits," ("Welfare Information"). President Bill Clinton passed a reform law in 1996 that turned the welfare system power from the federal government to state governments and required the able-bodied to work or prepare for work. This law essentially …show more content…
Federal tax, state tax, local tax, unemployment tax, gift tax; the list goes on and on. Everything besides certain food items and certain recreational tickets has some sort of tax. There are some taxes that may not be necessary though. Every paycheck, there is money taken out for taxes, and some of that money goes directly to welfare programs. Now, this may not be such a big deal, but since 2008 the amount of participants on U.S. food welfare programs literally doubled by 2012. As cost goes up, taxes go up and it is to the point where certain citizens are leaving their homes to search for a better life somewhere cheaper. The U.S. is supposedly the land of opportunity; welfare is an issue and it needs to be solved …show more content…
President Ronald Reagan once said, "Welfare 's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence." Welfare was only created to help the needy through a tough time; to get in-need citizens the extra push they need to get back on their feet. Once the needy aren 't in need, welfare doesn 't need to exist any longer. Because of abuse of the system, welfare "need" has increased, even though it shouldn 't. Stricter guidelines, more governmental awareness of how the money given is spent, and a smaller welfare budget would assist in eliminating the need for welfare, just as Ronald Reagan once
Amber Lesak
Mr. Gaug
AP Government 3
13 May 2013
Welfare "Benefits" Unemployed
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Welfare began as a federally funded program in the 1930s during the Great Depression for mainly the elderly and disabled, but also the unemployed. Many Americans complained of abuse of the welfare program, claiming the citizens with assistance "were not applying for jobs, having more children just to get more aid, and staying unmarried so as to qualify for greater benefits," ("Welfare Information"). President Bill Clinton passed a reform law in 1996 that turned the welfare system power from the federal government to state governments and required the able-bodied to work or prepare for work. This law essentially …show more content…
Federal tax, state tax, local tax, unemployment tax, gift tax; the list goes on and on. Everything besides certain food items and certain recreational tickets has some sort of tax. There are some taxes that may not be necessary though. Every paycheck, there is money taken out for taxes, and some of that money goes directly to welfare programs. Now, this may not be such a big deal, but since 2008 the amount of participants on U.S. food welfare programs literally doubled by 2012. As cost goes up, taxes go up and it is to the point where certain citizens are leaving their homes to search for a better life somewhere cheaper. The U.S. is supposedly the land of opportunity; welfare is an issue and it needs to be solved …show more content…
President Ronald Reagan once said, "Welfare 's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence." Welfare was only created to help the needy through a tough time; to get in-need citizens the extra push they need to get back on their feet. Once the needy aren 't in need, welfare doesn 't need to exist any longer. Because of abuse of the system, welfare "need" has increased, even though it shouldn 't. Stricter guidelines, more governmental awareness of how the money given is spent, and a smaller welfare budget would assist in eliminating the need for welfare, just as Ronald Reagan once