opportunity. In today’s society, many Americans are abusing their right of freedom.

Every year, the United States government spends billions of dollars on national welfare

programs. This wasted disposal of money encourages unemployment, dependency, and

Welfare is a government program providing money, medical care, food, housing,

and other things people need in order to survive. People who can receive help from these

welfare programs are: children, elders, disabled persons, and others who cannot support

their families on their current income. Federal and state governments in the United States

serve poor people through more than 80 public assistant programs, costing about 450

billion dollars annually. Most people receive help through one of the four major

programs. These programs are: Medicaid, Social Security, Supplement Security, and Aid

to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Families who cannot afford doctor’s bills

or visits receive Medicaid. Most Medicaid funding comes from the federal government.

thirds of all households would have been considered poor by today’s standards. President

benefits. When a young teenager sees her neighbors and relatives are also young,

pregnant in order to stay on welfare past the two year time limit and receive extra

has become a target for people who have no values. Many people who are on welfare

women enjoy the thought of getting free money in the mail for doing absolutely nothing.

percent of children put at risk by the loss of benefits were removed from their homes,

government spending and is unfair to all Americans. Tanner’s proof that welfare has a

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