Misuse Of Welfare By Leslie Reynolds Summary

In the article “Misuse of Welfare in American low class citizens,” Leslie Reynolds argues that aside from welfare being misused, it is also being civilly abused. She also argues that a reform is needed to stop the misuse of welfare. With her use of logic she states that people do not work considering the fact that welfare will financially support them. Furthermore, she supports her statement by using reports from experts and specialists, who she agrees or argues against with their opinions. Not only does she give the meaning of welfare, but she gives an example of how people misuse of it. In the first paragraph of Reynolds article, she defines welfare as a system formed or created by the government as temporary help for people who are in need. She states that Welfare is good, but argues that it can easily be misused by people who falsified their report. She provides examples of people who have experienced this type of falsification first hand. Such as Amy Snyder, a working class business women. Amy's brother abuses the ability to receive financial help that he gets from welfare. Having a four year old daughter, he spends all his money on drugs and alcohol instead of providing his daughter with food. This shows her audience that with no trouble, …show more content…
He says that welfare does not make people lazy, it allows an individual to become a more focused and involved member of the community. This claim gives Reynold a different view of welfare, but she does not take it into account. She immediately responded saying that his statement was false. Reynolds claims that an individual will not help out the community once they are receiving help from the government. Reynolds also accuses the low class citizens of trashing the community and not giving a chance for the working citizens to enjoy their community on their days