People who use the welfare system

I am not saying anything against Moms who work, and might need Food Stamps. What I am saying is the ones who work somewhere and Never report it, and live with the father of their kids, and then lie and they both work. I have no kids, and ended up over $10,000 in debt 3 yrs. ago due to being on Medical leave due to Health issues. I could get no Help due to they said my husband made too much $$, and had others tell me I should have said I was Single. So I have been there.

Depending on how much your husband made should define how much help you could get. I mean if you were making 200,000 a year then I would say you could afford to pay your own medical bill. However if you were making 50.000 then yes I would think you should have had some help. It all depends.

I am not sure there is a good answer for people not getting paid enough. When wages go up, so do prices on what you buy. Then the companies loose business and end up lay off people. That situation is worse. However, I think that people should make more than the minimum wage. Even if they do, can you really survive on it? Probably not. Since hurricane Katinra low wage earners have gotten a HUGE increase here (from 5.15 to 9+). That is great for them, but no one else has seen a raise. So costs every where have increased due to the wage increase and people who could make ends meet plus some before are struggling. By helping the people who are stocking the shelves companies have forced people who were not in the government help line before to stand in it.

No this isn't wrong and until corporate america realizes that the person that stocks the shelves at the grocery store is as important as the ceo of Walmart. It takes many different people to make the world go round... and each has their own jobs that contribute to society.

i totally agree with you it is not wrong

I agree and that was what I was asking the original poster. If someone works and still qualifies for benefits then I would say they are just as qualified to receive the benefits than someone who is not working. Also there are people that do qualify for state aid and are really trying. I only see a concern when a person is on the system for consequetive(sp) years and are popping kids out yearly to qualify for a bigger check. This is when the system is being abused. If someone gets laid off and qualifies for state aid they are not abusing the system.

I quess people have to do what they half to do to survive. I would'nt do it though.

well said!

I think we all know who is running the government...but this a huger problem than they can fix...

Its a shame but untill the welfare system is reformed to get people off it rather than keep people on there is not going to be any change just my opinion

You are so right.. the government would rather have people dependent on them because they are less likely to cause a stink to the government... The thinking is why bite the hand that feeds you. So until the government figures out a way to get people off these programs and be self supportive there will be no answer.

People cheat the government everyday.... They work and get paid under the table and then collect welfare... that is cheating the government and in all liklihood they will not get caught...