Every third of the month was a task to avoid the long lines to cash my monthly check. The currency exchange, grocery stores, and shopping mall were always crowded. This was a day which majority of my community received our monthly benefits. After the long-exhausted day, it was time to enjoy the neighborhood house parties to drink and do illegal drugs. This was a fixation of growing up in a poverty housing authority. However, growing up in poverty gave me a choice to continue to live in poverty or change to live outside of poverty. The drug addiction was a major problem back then and still is today. It is a choice if people want to better themselves whether you live in a rich or a poor neighborhood. Numerous families are torn from drug addictions.
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The first of many Government assistance programs that are a problem, is the cash assistance. The cash assistant is known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). TANF provides grant funds to states and territories to provide families with financial assistance and related support services (Government Benefits, n.d.). The program was developed to help families recover from a difficult situation to help move forward in life. Some people have it misconstrued that it is ok to live off Government assistant who can work. It is a choice if people want to better themselves or give up on trying. For example, Office of Family Assistance (2017), TANF caseload data explained that in 2016, the U.S. total recipients who receive benefits was 2,757,667 people. The recipient total amount is more than the population in the state of Delaware, World Population Review, (2017). Also, Former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney was interviewed on a local NBC affiliate in Georgia, agree that people who receive benefits should be drug tested, Peck (2012). On the other hand, one might denounce of testing government recipients, such as blogger, Rosenfield (2013) posted. However, Rosenfield only argues about three different illegal drugs and how one drug stays in your system longer than the other. In comparison, if you are in a bind and need temporary assistance, why would you use tax payer’s money to buy illegal
The first of many Government assistance programs that are a problem, is the cash assistance. The cash assistant is known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). TANF provides grant funds to states and territories to provide families with financial assistance and related support services (Government Benefits, n.d.). The program was developed to help families recover from a difficult situation to help move forward in life. Some people have it misconstrued that it is ok to live off Government assistant who can work. It is a choice if people want to better themselves or give up on trying. For example, Office of Family Assistance (2017), TANF caseload data explained that in 2016, the U.S. total recipients who receive benefits was 2,757,667 people. The recipient total amount is more than the population in the state of Delaware, World Population Review, (2017). Also, Former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney was interviewed on a local NBC affiliate in Georgia, agree that people who receive benefits should be drug tested, Peck (2012). On the other hand, one might denounce of testing government recipients, such as blogger, Rosenfield (2013) posted. However, Rosenfield only argues about three different illegal drugs and how one drug stays in your system longer than the other. In comparison, if you are in a bind and need temporary assistance, why would you use tax payer’s money to buy illegal