In 2000 Government spending was just under 3 Trillion Dollars. That, in and of itself, is scary. Welfare makes up a large piece of that pie. In that same year, between the Federal Government, and State Government, we spent 434.8 Billion Dollars on Welfare programs. Just about 1/6th of the total spending was o

n safety nets for the honest, and gifts for the lazy. I don’t mind saying that this really pisses me off. 1 out of 6 dollars that I am taxed goes into someone’s pocket that doesn’t earn it. There must be a solution to this.

My feelings on Welfare are quite evident by now. I don’t like it, but I can see that it’s a necessary evil. If I thought completely scrapping it was a possibility I would be all for it. However, I know that is not going to happen.

Welfare also pays to high a benefit to the people on the program. With the minimum wage so low, people can earn more money sitting on the couch collecting a welfare check than they could flipping burgers for minimum wage. This is where the change needs to be made. Make people see welfare as a temporary safety net, not a free ride. A reduction is what welfare pays is the answer, or more specifically, a decreasing benefit with time.

I realize, as I have said, that there honest people who really need and appreciate the help. How we accurately distinguish between the honest and the abusers is tough. At first, most all of the people who start receiving some for of welfare are doing so honestly. There is a point though, where the honesty is gone and the laziness kicks in. Why does this happen? I believe the problem is two fo

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