Welfare economics

In this essay, I define positive propositions, normative propositions and value judgements in order to highlight their differences and identify their connection to welfare economics. I demonstrate their relationship in detail using concepts like cost-benefit analysis and paternalism with two relevant policy examples: raising the minimum wage and imposing taxes on fattening foods. By the end, I attempt to show both sides of the arguments “for” and “against” these policies in the hopes of…

Welfare is a government program which is used to support this who are unable to support themselves. However, over time the use of this program has been corrupted and misused for many years. This being said, there are many people who still depend upon the government for their only possible source of income. This has grown to be a large topic of debate in the last few years. The programs entailed in these the broad spectrum of welfare programs have a very negative effect on the economy. These…

taken advantage of. The most devastating and easiest to abuse is the welfare system. So many families take advantage of the system that actually assists so many people actually in need. The Medicaid program has more participants than any other welfare system (Welfare 5). Welfare programs where introduced to assist families in need to live a good quality lifestyle, and also to help support their children. Families abusing the welfare circumstances clearly have no incentive to increase their work…

Welfare reform in Cabarrus county, North Carolina was a successful example of the national welfare reform implementation. In 1996 Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The low was meant to ‘end welfare as we know it’, promoting work instead of long term dependency from the government support. The reform provided more flexibility and decision making power to states, giving them right to develop local programs that would be aligned with the…

way that welfare recipients can abuse the welfare system, is by being a drug user. If the money that is used to help those in need, goes to an individual that uses drugs, that is one less person that will receive help. On the online article “Point: The Welfare System Should Not Support Drug Users”, the writer states “It is unreasonable to expect taxpayers to pay for someone else's food, housing, and other expenses while that person uses their own money to buy drugs” (“Point: The Welfare System”)…

The Welfare reform has had a huge toll on the citizens/or people of the United States of America, but not all of it has been negative. About ‘‘60 percent of the adults leaving welfare are employed at any given moment and that, over a period of several months, about 80 percent hold at least one job.’’ The welfare reform was unpredictable throughout the entire process, some women were unable to withstand without welfare while others were able to have welfare only make up 23 percent of their…

The portrayal of welfare recipients in British media is by no means a uniform picture, and this is also true for the recipients of welfare. However, the mass reporting and slandering of a certain type of welfare recipient by the tabloid and right-leaning organisations do not portray the extent of the social problems faced by this subset. The constant bombardment the people of Britain endure from these media organisation, depicting welfare recipients as scheming, scrounging rats (among other…

Welfare Recipients Drug Testing Should it be mandatory for welfare recipients to be drug tested? This is one of the questions that is being asked all over the country. Many are concerned about whether or not it will cost more or save the government money by taking the drug addicts off welfare programs and giving them to people who really need the benefits. While many believe it is okay to drug test welfare recipients, others feel that drug testing is wrong because they consider it…

This would assist in lowering prison costs, affectively aiding in the elimination of addiction, and lowering crime rate as well. Leading to economic growth by eventually getting more people jobs, thus, demanding less money spent towards aiding the criminal justice system. Drug users currently using Wisconsin welfare programs are more encouraged to continue their bad habits instead of fixing them, causing higher cost in other areas such as prisons, law enforcement, and other…

Protestant Work Ethic Attitudes and Economics Protestant Work Ethic is based on the theory that one must work to contribute to society, the church, and others, to be a valuable member of society. One must work gain entry into heaven and obtain salvation. He must take responsibility for his own actions. (Goldstein & Eichhorn, 1961) PWE does not value wasted time. Weber’s theory says wasting time and an unwillingness to work is a sin and brings about abstinence from grace. (Furnham, The…