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Originally posted by punkworld
just about filling the basic needs of those who need it.
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Problem is, I see people who live on welfare with no ambitions whatsoever to better themselves. 5 kids - have one more and your checks get bigger. The system breeds reliance on the system.
My girlfriend worked at a grocery store until recently, and she told me daily about people who would come in with really nice clothes, obviously freshly salon done hair and nails, who pay with food stamps. No big deal really so far, but then for the non-food items which the gov't doesn't cover, they pull out a wad of hundreds to pay for their paper plates.
Another case, she overheard a girl considering getting a job, who decided against it upon hearing she'd lose eligibility for section 8 housing.
If we cut these people off for all but the hardest cases, they will be forced to get jobs. McDonalds is always hiring.