Welfare Reform Essay
Hurbert Humphrey once said that the moral test of the government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life- the sick, the needy and the handicapped. In other words, it is the government’s duty to help those in need. The government tends to focus on the middle class as well as the upper class. The lower class is the class who suffers the most impacts. It is the government’s duty to protect its people. We live in a society in where the wealthy are getting wealthier, and the poor are getting poorer. It is the government’s duty to provide welfare to those in need, and it is the people’s duty to make sure that happens.
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With all the talk of "welfare reform" and "market economy", people are not even trying, as a society, to find ways to help people who were not lucky enough to be born into the opportunities so many of them enjoy without even thinking about it. In 2012, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan shared their plans to strengthen the middle class. But instead of offering any serious solutions for creating jobs with benefits and wages that can support a family, Romney and Ryan have made it clear that they are planning to balance the budget on the backs of America's workers and the poor (Huffington Post). As the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow, it is clear that people need to stand together and demand that workers are paid what they need and deserve. Wealth should be distributed fairly. In 2010 Congress passed a bill that would cut the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by close to $40 billion over the next decade. By eliminating this benefit, Congress not only cuts off hundreds of thousands of children from nutritious food through SNAP, it also ensures that approximately 221,000 children who could qualify for free school meals will no longer be eligible (U.S News). There is an old saying that says, “One does not realize what one has, until one loses it.” That is exactly what most Americans have not yet experienced, that is why is so easy for them to say that welfare should not be an important concern for the
With all the talk of "welfare reform" and "market economy", people are not even trying, as a society, to find ways to help people who were not lucky enough to be born into the opportunities so many of them enjoy without even thinking about it. In 2012, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan shared their plans to strengthen the middle class. But instead of offering any serious solutions for creating jobs with benefits and wages that can support a family, Romney and Ryan have made it clear that they are planning to balance the budget on the backs of America's workers and the poor (Huffington Post). As the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow, it is clear that people need to stand together and demand that workers are paid what they need and deserve. Wealth should be distributed fairly. In 2010 Congress passed a bill that would cut the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by close to $40 billion over the next decade. By eliminating this benefit, Congress not only cuts off hundreds of thousands of children from nutritious food through SNAP, it also ensures that approximately 221,000 children who could qualify for free school meals will no longer be eligible (U.S News). There is an old saying that says, “One does not realize what one has, until one loses it.” That is exactly what most Americans have not yet experienced, that is why is so easy for them to say that welfare should not be an important concern for the