For a long time now, since the accomplished formation of a stable government, the U.S government has had programs and passed laws that either dealt with issues of or influence family. Many of these "family" programs and laws currently in place today are frequently and commonly debated. One of the most debated and most labored over "family" programs or law is Welfare. The argument is whether or not to, and how welfare should be cut or minimized.
The debate is simple enough, but the argument on welfare's benefits and drawbacks is not. On the pro side of the argument, on which I stand, welfare aids poor families as well as the economy and may help to reduce crime. Welfare's benefits far out weigh its drawbacks. Welfare generally helps poor families survive in today's economy by providing a means for them to obtain food while they search for a job. These families receive foodstamps, to purchase food, and a small amount of dollars to aid with either rent or utilities. Because of this income from welfare, crime is reduced. This is because there is now more income so the poor no longer have the need to go out and commit crimes to attain that income. Welfare also aids in improving the economy because the children of these families can afford to go to school and have a chance to make someone of themselves. Instead of enrolling in welfare themselves, in the future these people will make contributions to the economy and will be tax paying citizens.
On the contrary, welfare is currently a great government expense that tax payers pay for. Federal tax rates throughout the country are extremely high and welfare, along with Medicare and Medicaid, are main contributors. The purpose of welfare is to aid a person with monetary need in getting by until they can find a job to support themselves, but this seldom occurs. Some argue that there are plenty of poor families that get along without welfare and its benefits.
In the United States this program is called welfare. ... Every year, the U.S. government spends billions of dollars on national welfare. ... The government provides welfare recipients with several enticing incentives for their "hard-earned" money. ... If welfare is abolished, the government will no longer be viewed as a similar source of nourishment. ... The government was never intended to be a charitable organization. ...
Corporate welfare is the government subsidizing businesses. Corporate welfare comes in many different forms of direct government grants, loans, insurance, or subsidies provided to businesses. ... The U.S. government gave money for a 29 million-dollar insurance policy to protect a new Levi Strauss factory in Turkey. ... The U.S. ... The Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (ADM) is considered the "most prominent recipient of corporate welfare in recent U.S. history" (Bovard, 1995). ...
I think that the government should set up more programs such as a work-for-welfare program for people on welfare. ... So if a child lives with a family who receives welfares, the child would start to believe that it is ok live off of government's checks. ... The government needs to give the recipients the tools they need to escape the welfare trap. ... If we the people are so uneducated and unskilled, how can we educated the good values of being a hard working U.S citizen to our next generation? ... Like JFK said, "Don't think about what the government can do for you, think about ...
Welfare debate The Everlasting Debate on Welfare Welfare: Government benefits distributed to impoverished persons to enable them to maintain a minimum standard of well-being (Jannson 39). Providing welfare benefits to poor people has been a controversial issue throughout U.S. history. Since the colonial period, government welfare policy has reflected the belief that people are responsible for their poverty leading to the principle that governmental benefits are a privilege and not a right(Wests 310). ... Until the Great Depression of the 1930's, state and local governments bore s...
Welfare. ... In the past few years, the federal governments and state governments have tried to change and improve the welfare system. ... The Personal Responsibility Act is an attempt to overhaul the welfare system by putting limits on eligibility and reducing dependency on government. ... To further reduce welfare spending, welfare assistance is denied to non- citizens, except refugees over 75 years of age, those lawfully admitted to the U.S., or those who have resided in the U.S. for at least five years. ... The government isn't punishing them. ...
During these years the government reduced welfare assistance to families to a temporary basis and cut back billions of federal aid that they were providing to the system. ... To many people, the Welfare Reform Act can be seen as a positive approach in reducing unnecessary government spending. ... Instead of working to pay for everyday needs, they receive welfare benefits through the government, food stamps and additional aid by means of subsidized housing. ... For example, France and the U.S. would both have about 25 percent of child poverty rates without government assistance. In France, th...
As welfare rolls fall, families that rely on government assistance are increasingly concentrated in big cities. Nearly three in every five people on welfare can be found in the 100 largest U.S. cities. ... It is commonly believed that the welfare system is comprised of lazy people who want to cheat the government out of money. ... In fact, in 1991 less that 5 percent of all welfare benefits went to people who were not entitled to them (AFDC Figures From U.S. ... For example, welfare per month for three children costs the government anywhere from $377 to $656. ...
Essentially, all countries should have welfare programs that provide for those people who are needy. However, in order to avoid the dependence of welfare among different groups in our society, government should create policies to modify the current socioeconomic issues and be more selective in deciding just how needy is needy. ... According to Virginia Abernethy, "immigration accounts for nearly half of U.S. population growth" (Abernethy). ... Many of these mothers who seek government assistance are teenagers or are unwed. ... But the government providing unlimited aid to these mothers will...