Wefare No Longer Exists

According to an article in teh Washinton Post it states "Welfare as we knew it no longer exists."

The 61-year American tradition of guaranteeing cash assistance to the poor came to an end with the signing of legislation in August 1996.

Under the old system, founded during the Great Depression, the federal government provided fairly uniform benefits to the nation's poor – mostly mothers and children – without regard to the details of their personal circumstances, and with no time limit.

But over time, the system became increasingly unpopular. Political opinion turned against the idea of anyone getting rewarded for being idle. Social critics said welfare was responsible for a permanent underclass of people living off government checks because the incentives to go to work were so weak.

This is just like what i have commented in one of my earlier blogs. People are getting OUR money that we work for and earned basically free. I have a family member who gets a check each month and sits around on the couch and does absolutly nothing. She's no sick or unable to do anything.

To me she is just lazy and basically lives off the check she gets the first of every month. And not only that but getting so much a month and TRYING to make it last all month is obviously too hard for. Because in 3/4 days that check is long gone and she is bumming gas money off my dad. Not 'borrowing' but literally asking for it for her to have. And that is what gets under my skin when people who dont deserve welfare money can't even make it last long enough for them to have something that month... it's pathetic. It's actually more then i can say.

Groups to Mend Child Welfare

According to detnews.com the Michigan Department of Human Services and partner groups are setting up a yearlong task force of more than 70 people, at a state cost of about $300,000, to dramatically reform welfare programs for children.

It will focus on such goals as keeping families together, reducing cases of abuse or neglect and providing for more visits from human services workers.

I do think this could help the programs of children being neglect or abused. Especially for foster care for children. Children do need to be taken care of. I think that this a great idea to help children cause many children and neglected and abused or somehow mistreated everyday.

Welfare Fraud

BAINBRIDGE -- Susan A. Mister, 29, and Rose M. Mister, 50, both of Bainbridge, were charged Saturday by the Chenango County Sheriff's Department with fourth-degree welfare fraud and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, both felonies, after an investigation involving the Chenango County Department of Social Services Fraud Unit and sheriff's investigators.

Police said they fraudulently obtained $1,905 between April 2005 and last January by completing time sheets for child-care assistance and then turning them over to Chenango County for payment knowing they contained false information.

Wow...of all the people who could this money people have to lie about it? More like stealing it? What has happened to the world..? I would think the department of welfare would look more into people who signs up for this before given them money.

Homeless, Disabled could lose welfare

According to a post on yahoo news Utahs poorest of the poor is being target by the bureaucratic fix that requires them to enroll in a state health care plan or lose the 261.00 that they recieve each month from welfare. Why is it or why does it seem that since our country has hit recession, times just keep getting harder and harder? The poor citizens would be on the top of my list for the ones to recieve moeny frmo the government. Many have children to provide for and i believe that we should do whatever we can to take care of the children. Im not sure how enrolling in a health care plan can help the poor citizens. I think citizens should be offered having different choices to choose from but like i said they should be able to choose instead of forcing them into it saying they'll take the only money they get away from them unless they enroll in a plan.

Does some people take the easy way out?

What is Welfare? The welfare program is financial assistance paid by the tax payers to people who do not support them selves. Have you ever stopped to think how many people in today’s world that is on the welfare system that just seems to be lazy? I know there are the disabled, and the mentally challenged that cannot provide for them selves.

These people are the reason we pay taxes, to help and support these people. But I have noticed and been around people in my life that doesn’t seem to have a thing wrong with them except pure laziness.





We have those who are single mothers, or those without a diploma, or need children to be in day care. Most of these are on welfare instead of having specific social programs for them to sign up for and be helped. Most women, who just come out of school, single and have a baby winds up on welfare all the time. “Because she doesn’t have the money”. When yet people who actually need the money and cannot get out and are dying and are sick aren’t getting the most of the welfare as they deserve. For example unwed mothers CAN work. When most women know that if they are unwed and just had a baby and they know they can get on welfare with hands down, in my opinion I think some just become lazy because they can.







Also, there is some people here in the U.S who will use ever excuse for an illness to be put on welfare so they don't have to go out and get a job. Once again, it brings me back to the same point. People are just lazy. Im not saying everyone is lazy but knowing that you are able to work and you're taking away money that can help save people from being on the streets and dying, you should just be ashamed of yourself. I have learned that you can report these people as welfare fauds. And they are suppose to get prison time. But of my knowledge i haven't found anyone that's been reported to have turned anyone in.







I believe the government needs to take a stand and start investigating the people who try to pose frauds and get by with it. Why do i care? Because, i know people who are out on the streets or in nasty housing or people who are mentally and physically sick and can't do anything, and their not getting the money they deserve. Their barely getting by. In my opinion, i think it's wrong we have these people who are "not able" out here trying to get by with getting free money when they are more then capable of working and even gettin more money to support them selves. But their just so lazy and seem to want to be waited on hand and foot. I honestly feel sorry for these people. Because i think their such a disgrace.