Welfare is a system that provides a minimum amount of economic security to people who maintain an inadequate lifestyle.
It takes money from hard-working tax payers to distribute and supply America’s less fortunate. Although welfare supplies the ones in need; others take advantage of the system. Welfare benefits should require stricter laws such as drug screenings, thourough investigations and follow ups.
The abuse of welfare has become a serious problem. The system is exploited in many ways. People lie about being unemployed just to secure welfare checks. Follow ups on the family should be required to receive welfare …show more content…
Many will rely on it as a main source of income rather than finding a job and supporting their family with earned income. The unemployement rate is officially at its lowest since 2008, that's nearly 12 million Americans out of work; but does that mean their is no income within the household. If they are working under the table, there is no way to track their finances. Giving handouts creates more beggars, not producers.
Welfare misuse and abuse impacts every citizen working. Working citizens are taxed on their income, which is deducted from the employee’s paycheck. The more people the Government has to support, the larger the deduction will be taken from the working class. How would you feel putting in forty hours a week just to supply lazy, non-workers?
There are many citizens who have attended college to obtain a degree but also pay more on taxes because the more you make; the higher you pay. Some may disagree with the system completely but others are in certain situations and are in need of the assistance such as the disabled, who can’t physically work while others abuse it.
Welfare benefits should require stricter laws and follow ups. Welfare creates dependency, people