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kane · 07-08-2010, 11:50 AM

There are several states that have very similar programs although they don't require you to work for the government. In many of these states if you want to receive your food stamps, welfare and housing assistance you have to hold a full time job. The state will often help you get this job and will even transport you to the job if you need it. If you don't work, you don't get your welfare.

While it does at least get people to work it has its potential problems. For example, if you get a raise and start making more, they reduce the amount of government help you can get. Often this reduction is far more than the raise you get. I saw a documentary on poverty a while back and in it a woman who had 5 kids and was on welfare had a job that offered her a promotion. The promotion would give her an additional $300 per month. The problem was that money bumped her up a category for welfare so she would lose $500 per month in welfare so it made more sense for her to turn down the promotion.

So many of these people find little incentive to get off the welfare even when they are working.

I would like to see us send some of these people to school for 2 year associate programs. Get them an eduction that can help them land a decent paying job that has a future so they can break the cycle of poverty. If mom has 3 kids and is on welfare, chances are her kids will end up on welfare (especially if they are girls) and her having a shitty low paying job does little to change that. I would rather see tax dollars going towards helping people better themselves over the course of a few years than to just pay them to watch TV for 18 year or more.

07-08-2010, 11:50 AM
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	There are several states that have very similar programs although they don't require you to work for the government. In many of these states if you want to receive your food stamps, welfare and housing assistance you have to hold a full time job. The state will often help you get this job and will even transport you to the job if you need it. If you don't work, you don't get your welfare. While it does at least get people to work it has its potential problems. For example, if you get a raise and start making more, they reduce the amount of government help you can get. Often this reduction is far more than the raise you get. I saw a documentary on poverty a while back and in it a woman who had 5 kids and was on welfare had a job that offered her a promotion. The promotion would give her an additional $300 per month. The problem was that money bumped her up a category for welfare so she would lose $500 per month in welfare so it made more sense for her to turn down the promotion. So many of these people find little incentive to get off the welfare even when they are working. I would like to see us send some of these people to school for 2 year associate programs. Get them an eduction that can help them land a decent paying job that has a future so they can break the cycle of poverty. If mom has 3 kids and is on welfare, chances are her kids will end up on welfare (especially if they are girls) and her having a shitty low paying job does little to change that. I would rather see tax dollars going towards helping people better themselves over the course of a few years than to just pay them to watch TV for 18 year or more.