The first use of this was in the early 20th century. It was first formulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his New Nationalism plan. This plan was meant to develop the sense of equality in America. It included programs such as Women’s Suffrage and Social Securities for disabled and elderly people. Social security’s influence in America was later advanced by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal. This was his plan to introduce multiple laws to help those people who were the biggest victims of the Great Depression (Welfare Info.).These plans were both meant to be temporary and only used for that time to keep economic equality between different groups of …show more content…
From an economic standpoint, these programs are somewhat of a waste of money. Many people on welfare may have little to no work initiative. This is because these programs allow those who are able to work to stay at home without working, while still receiving income. (Besley and Coate) This can be harmful as these people are not making products as they would if they were employed. This dead end in economic production causes no progress to be made and only drains the tax dollars of hard working people. It can also cause problems with the fact that people on welfare don’t have to pay taxes. This means that the taxes that employed people pay are given to people on welfare. The one hundred and thirty billion dollar spent on welfare annually could be spent on getting the United States Government out of