Should people on welfare be forced to work?
539074
Yes, they should either be attending college or a trade school, or showing up at some type of job to be able to collect their welfare. It would eliminate welfare fraud, because one person couldn't show up at 2 or more jobs at the same time. Right now there are so many of them collecting 2 or more welfare checks, because there is no good way to control the problem. Having to show up for a class or a job would put an end to this type of fraud. It would also discourage them from remaining on welfare for very long. Right now we make it so easy for them to sit on their butts all day and collect money for doing nothing but being a drain on this country and all of the taxpayers. If they had to actually work for the small amount they receive in welfare, they would quickly decide to try and get a better paying job. I think there should be a stricter time limit for welfare recipients and also stricter rules regarding how many children they can collect for on welfare. I also think that the amount of money they receive should be reduced if there is a male living in the household. My husband delivers mail (he is 53 years old and has worked as a mail carrier for over 35 years) and he sees young, healthy males sitting on their lazy butts, giving him a hard time because they wanted the welfare check delivered earlier that their girlfriend receives. We are helping to support these lazy jerks and I think we need to put a stop to it right away. If the female that is receiving welfare wants a male to live with her, than he needs to have a job and help support her and her children. \n\nS.S.
560560
People who live off "the system."  Able bodied people should have to work for living just like anybody else.  I, as a tax payer, am sick of supporting people who need to get off their dead a** and get a job!
418788
Register for welfare?
117847
People are living longer, more active lives now.  I think forced retirement at any age should be done away with.\n\nSome people need to retire early, and they should be allowed to.\n\nMost folks want to continue working, and they should be allowed to work until they can no longer perform the job.
517669
Good idea! Perhaps ot will encourage people to actually get out of welfare, instead of propagating so that they can collect more. Brilliant!\n\nPS: Will nip corruption in the system though, hence might not be feasible.
1026805
I do not mind paying taxes it is the back bone of our nation. what I do not like is those who cheat or find ways not to pay plus those who get a free ride on our taxes as welfare,food stamps and other free gives. I think everyone should be made to work to receive these free rides. I know some are not able to work but even a person in a wheelchair could do something.
1043758
To all those right-wingers who suggest that welfare does things to people and that they don't bother to get out of poverty, I would like to inform you that yes, it does happen, but please don't generalize and suggest that a great majority of them do so.  I have a college degree and my family had to use welfare for a short time, because I was unable to find a job.  It helped us get by and be able to put some food on the table.  However, I was in a better position, in the fact that I actually do have a degree.  Many people on welfare don't and can't get anything more than a $8 an hour job.  If you think you can support 2 children on $8 an hour, I suggest you go try it.  I've known several people that have to work 2-3 jobs just in order to pay their bills.  It doesn't mean they're not "trying" to get out of poverty.  It's that they can't.  It's a vicious cycle.  To suggest that they're not "trying" to get out of poverty is extremely selfish and insensitive.  Sure, there are people that take advantage of the system, and the government should do a better job of punishing those that do.  But, don't blast the entire system just because of a few bad apples.  Throw out the bad apples.
1102290
I do. I have worked hard all of my life on this Earth. I have never needed welfare or any assistance from the government to raise my child or my family for that matter. Isn't it amazing that people who don't work have refrigerators full of food that the government pays for ,i mean hundreds of dollars in food and I can only afford to fill it up not even close to full. They are lazy and I don't appreciate my precious money coming out of my check every time i get paid, taking care of these louses ,who use the money to get their hair and nails done. Lazy people absolutely disgust me and I pray that the welfare system will soon be gone and they make those people who can work, work. \n\nEven the bible says:\nII Thes 3:10:\nIf a man will not work, he shall not eat."
848576
Yes, thankfully laws are now in place to save taxpayers from paying for lazy people to do nothing all day now.  It never used to be, but it's rather new and called Welfare Reform.  \n\nIdeally, someone could be on assistance, go to school, work part time and take care of their family.  With jumping through some hoops, (which the rest of us do in our jobs anyway), one could use the system to ultimately become financially independent.  \n\nAfter all, that is the idea, right?  If they then spend the rest of their lives as a contributing member of society, then it is money well spent and no one is complaining.
928482
Welfare is meant to help people that are on hard times. I believe in a compassionate state where no one should be hungry, be without shelter, security, education. I do not believe in handouts to the lazy as it is a tremendous drag on society and is a major reason for high taxes. \n\nI therefore advocate a system where people that are unable to support themselves receive welfare in a different format.\n1-safe and secure housing (very basic)\n2-food vouchers (healthy food only)\n3-free access to education and job training that is of a very high caliber\n4-vouchers for consumer goods at thrift stores like goodwill and value village\n5-health care\n6-mass transportation\n\nThis spartan existence should not be preferable for people to live off so there is an incentive to get to work and improve their lives.\n\nNo one should get cheques to squander on cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, junk food and other wasteful things. Not everyone is able to care properly for their children so welfare should not be a pay raise for people. On this note, there should be excellent boarding houses (akin to those used by the wealthy) where children can be brought up in safe and healthy environments and afforded the best education. Transforming future lost generations into productive members of society.
750031
It's not fare, that would mean that people on welfare would have to pay taxes, and we just couldn't have that. They would experience the paid of taxes, and that wold hurt their self esteem. causing the illegitimate kids to become criminals.
509961
Some are unable to work.  How is a woman with 3 kids supposed to go out and volunteer when she can't afford daycare?  its a good idea but would run into too many pitfalls.  And "welfare" has checks and balances to make sure you are looking for work.  Have you ever been on "welfare?" its not a happy place.  And not all "welfare" people are lazy either that is a bigotistical remark\n\nGood for you for working 3 jobs to keep your family off of welfare, however if you were to lose your wife and have to take care of your children by yourself 3 jobs would not be possible.  Not everyone has family and if they do often they are in the same boat. childcare assistance is only available for the dirt poor, once you think you are almost looking at getting somewhere, they cut you off and you can no longer afford daycare which means you can no longer work.  not everyone who is on welfare doesn't work.  the majority of people on welfare are working but unfortunately don't get paid enough.  People would rather work than not.  it is very hard to not work and not feed your family you feel horrible and useless and like scum.\nAnd daycare assistance is not available for people who are "volunteering".  i'd like to know why everyone thinks people on "welfare" (by the way its not even called welfare anymore, atleast not in wisconsin) are lazy.  its very stereotypical and definately not the truth\n\nand here in wisconsin we have mandatory work placement/jobsearch programs in place.  why don't you people take a look into the system instead of assuming and believing stereotypes?
223769
Mandatory work for able bodied people to earn their support.
492042
My family and I get food asistance and my kids get medicaid.  OUr family would starve to death with out it.  I am unemployed and my wife is on maturnity leave right now if it were not for the food stamps we would have no food.  I do think that the welfare system needs some major over hauling.  i think there are far too many people out there that rely on it as income and do not want to get on their owm.  that is wrong.  Welfare should be a temporary fix the help get you through when i find a job again i plan on discontinuing the benifits we are receiving.\n\nC.H.
494726
1st all working illegals in the USA should be told to stay home for 1 month.\n\n2nd everyone on welfare should go to work at all the open jobs created by the illegals staying home for that month.\n\n3rd any jobs remaining open should be filled with the most senior(longest in the USA) and most bi-lingual and who have no USA criminal activity.\n\n4th the remaining welfare recipients(let's face it, most are just lazy and take advantage of the american system) and the remaining illegals should be deported.\n\ni'm sure there are a few legit welfare recipients out there - have them all take lie detector tests.\n\nand finally: 1 question that should be added to the immigration and usa naturalization test:  Define the words legal and illegal.
789594
Hit it right on the head. I was in England a while back and there was an issue where people were pissed because a stripper had her breast enlargement paid for via the health care system. Her claim was that it helped her earn more money. People here (in the US) need to stop trying to get the government to pay for everything. If a person will just get a job they can take care of their needs. People who can not work for legit reasons I have no problem with helping but the idea that everything should be taken care of by the gov is a socialist view. I do not want to live in that type of world. Survival of the fittest or at lest the hardest working works for me.
1079829
agree with you. It's something I think about quite a lot. Where I come from to work is kind of a privledge and a pain in the ass at the same time, but taxes do take a sizeable chunk out of anyone's income. People on a benefit admittedly do not receive a large income, but it's a pain in the ass when they say that they should be on one because "boo hoo" they are a single parent or whatever. And when the people who are working and basically, apart from all the rest of it, paying for them through their taxes, quite possibly have things which they could choose to say "boo hoo" about also. Anyway - that is just regarding your basic everyday run of the mill single parent family, which honestly probably does need quite a lot of help. If someone is together with someone else and passing themselves off as single so they can claim more benefits, then that is shitty yes. If they have plenty of money coming from someone else I don't think they should be chasing welfare stamps as a lifestyle option.