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    We had to plan before the week start and rushed for everything we need or we want, such as social welfare. When people living under poverty lines, their focus would only be money. They would use all the provided methods to extend their benefits and welfares to keep their family together. It is still possible that social welfare and benefits were not fully covered to what they need, especially for children and their school activities. Besides, I used to believe…

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    Australia by 2036. Although financial assistance is provided by the welfare system, families continue to experience financial hardship. Recent statistics suggests, that sole parent families are at the highest risk of experiencing disadvantage. Why are so many Australian sole parent families living so close to or below the calculated poverty line? Although sole parent families receive financial support payments provided by the welfare system, sole parent families are not coping with the rapid…

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    I chose social work as my major because I love the idea of helping someone and making a difference in their life. Even though, being a social worker can be a challenging job it is up to us to change the world and provide help to people. Social workers have the responsibility to help those incapable of helping themselves and bring knowledge to people that unsure or uninformed to certain situations. While, taking Introduction to Social Work I learned that social workers are needed everywhere,…

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    Welfare applicants should be given a drug test before receiving their welfare money. Evidence has shown that the opportunity of receiving welfare money has been abused in many cases. Many Americans are unhappy because of their tax money being given to people that do not use their money for essentials. A lot of the people that depend on welfare money are not drug users, but a lot are. It is not fair for the people that really are in need and do not spend their money on drugs. If the states…

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    The welfare program in the United States is abused by many Americans. Citizens in the program get their sense of responsibility muted causing dependency on the government. The government does not give its users a limit of how many people they will provide for, causing them to have bigger families in return for more money. There is a misuse of government grants and aids, and many abuse the money received. Welfare is intended to be an aid for the citizens who have an actual need for it while they…

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    circle around the world everyday. One of those issues is drug testing in order to receive welfare. Many people think that it is an invasion of privacy and it should not be required for anyone to have to take a drug test in order to receive financial help which are a couple of reasons why it has sparked so much controversy. The idea that one has to be drug tested for welfare is a highly debated issue. Welfare is money offered by the government to families and individuals with low-income, in need…

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    up for the welfare system to start excepting free handouts and money from the government. Many have taken this route because the government is making people pay high taxes. The government makes people pay for healthcare that they do not even need or use. And they make people pay social security taxes and promise to repay them when they hit the age of retirement, but they hope that people die before they receive all of their money back. So, many are choosing to sign up for the welfare system…

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    The main purpose of welfare service is to assist the U.S population who are not able to support themselves of their families due to unemployment, disability, elderly age, and/or being a single parent. Welfare, though it was meant for the greater good, is misused by many recipients and is too easily obtained for those who merely look for a way to live life the easy way, without a job. I believe that the government should enforce stricter requirements needed to apply for Welfare benefits in order…

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    Welfare Changes In America

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    Welfare Changes? Is working even important? Welfare is a government funded program that is designed to help the unemployed or poor by helping them pay for food, housing, medical costs, and more (“Welfare”). For all that, there are many problems with the entire welfare system. The government should regulate the amount of money for welfare programs because it hurts the nation’s economy. The reasons are because welfare has loads of fraud, creates dependency, hurts working class, hurts government…

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    What exactly is welfare? According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, “Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-bring and social support for all citizens, sometimes referred to as public aid.” In the United States the funds for a welfare or public aid system is provided by the tax payers. In all began during the New Deal that President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed to the people of America in the depression years. People all over America were suffering. There were few jobs, the…

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