clevergirl
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So what is your point here?
That she's abusing the system? Absolutely.
But the current economic system can't provide jobs for the folks who actually want to work.
I'd have no problem if the government attached a work requirement to all these benefits.
I also notice a lot of hostility towards a family member...
The problem is that the government manages all of theses programs- and they suck at it. Abuse is rampant and it hurts the people with a legitimate need- Welfare should be a temporary stop gap. Unfortunately it is a way of life for some people.
When the president gave out aid to states he undid the hard work of welfare reform done in the 90's by mandating that some of the funds available to the states require them to undo that work. In addition he required states accepting some of those fund to add part time employment benefits.
This president has been a fiscal disaster.
I don't disagree with that. I have a huge problem with the fact that Democrats think I should be happy pulling the wagon for these people. But Republicans think I should be happy pulling the wagon for 8 figure CEO and wealthy stockholders, and I'm not thrilled with that notion, either.
Not sure what the answer here is. Right now, those corporations aren't providing enough jobs for those who want to work. I mean, the 1990's reforms worked well because back in those bad old days of the 1990's, we had 4% unemployment and places had "Help Wanted" signs out.
I mean, the solution the above lady would be to declare her an unfit mother and put those kids in foster homes. Identify the fathers and make them pony up. But I don't think society would go along with that because it's kind of harsh.
There will always be those who want to milk the system- But you don't create or continue bad policy because of them. There are still jobs to be had- The back to work programs continue support where support is needed i.e. child care/food stamps/payments- so long as the parent is participating.
The example submitted by the poster is likely not a majority. Nevertheless it happens because we have bureaucrats managing the programs without support enforcing back to work mandates. Now we have president Obama undoing what little enforcement was in place- This will create more fraud, not less.