What Do You Think About The U.S. Welfare Program? Does The Program Help People?

Hi freewriter, i know honest folks that it this program has benefited, but i also know people that have abused the system....i thinks its a matter of morals

There have been a few times I could have used some assistance but was denied because of my military affiliation so I do not really know how the system operates. I noticed that a lot of people getting help when I applied seemed to know the system inside and out and were 2nd, 3rd, etc. generation recipients. I was advised by a school counselor to become a stay-at-home mom in order to qualify for assistance. That just isn't in my nature, so I toughed it out with three kids in tow (but they never did without that which they needed). Life was tough but tough times just serve to make you stronger. Maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to be denied; I got through the tough times without having to beg on the streets or resort to crime, and I feel I am a better person because of it. I often wonder if others would experience the same effect if help was unavailable to them; I suppose I'll never know because there will always be a tremendous need to support some segment of any population because that is just how life rolls. I wish I had the answer for improvements in the welfare system but I too am clueless. Self-reliance is a powerful state-of-being that is somewhat of a lost art, it would be nice to see the country foster a bit more self-reliance in all of us.

Hi freewriter, I am not from the US, but politicians in our country do take cues from what u all formulate out there. :( Well, in ur case it may be less than 20 percent, in our case it can go right up to 40 for political mileage. :( So I do think about what is happening in ur part of the world. I think there should be adequate controls to prevent free loaders, as otherwise, things can get out of hand, and the really need from next calamity can be deprived of right amount of aid.