Funny, I live in a deep red part of the state. And guess what, MOST of those heavily on Welfare will vote republican. You and a Christmas Turkey have a lot in common.
That's great.
It's a fantastic thing when people on welfare really want to work.
Hopefully Trump will be reelected and economic expansion will continue.
Do you ever listen to yourself? MOST, let me repeat that MOST people on welfare have jobs. Or they may be on some kind of disability and can't work. I bet I can count the ones that you think every welfare recipient is on in this area on just my toes and fingers without having to drop drawers for the long count.
You complain about Welfare Recipients have cell phones. Newsflash: A pay as you go cell phone is a fraction of the cost of a landline. And the cell phone includes long distance while the land line doesn't in it's basic form. They used to just use the payphones for what little they had to use a phone for. Guess what, no pay phones. And if they are out of work actively looking for work while on welfare, the need a phone to get the new job. I am going to use a term you won't understand but old style Factory workers will. "Riding the Rail" can't be done anymore. Today, you need a phone or an internet presence to get that job. Call back is the phrase. And some really down on their luck Welfare Recipients have cell phones with no account because 911 still works.
Are you aware that, per capita, there are more Republicans on welfare than Democrats in any given area? The Blue states are taxed by the Feds at a higher rate because they make money than the Red States who lose money. That means that as much as you despise California, that state, alone, is bankrolling much of the Welfare in at least half the southeastern states which are all red states. It's not that there is a lot of money in those southeastern states but it goes to a very elite few. So in order to keep the wolf from the front door, most will have to accept some form of Welfare.
The real problem isn't welfare or the not willing to work. It's the problem of the average person not making a living wage to raise a family on. But the average income stays the same and even goes up because the elites are making even more money and that affects the average. Meanwhile, Joe Average sinks a little deeper towards poverty.
You want to end Welfare? Well, you can't. But you can get get people that are willing to work off off it by insisting that they get a dollar for a dollars amount of work instead of 67 cents.