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Originally Posted by RandyRandy
I also have a serious problem with the way "entitlements" are handed out as, well, entitlements. When I was growing up, if you were on Welfare or Food Stamps - you were looked upon with disdain. Now it seems people are proud to get whatever they can from the government, without having to actually earn it.
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The thing here is that you see things vastly differently than when you were a kid in grade school or high school. When you were a kid you knew some kids were on welfare or food stamps or had "free lunches" but you didn't really think much about it. As an adult, it's your tax dollars being spent and it upsets you.
I believe that benefits need to be short term - six months to a year. Unemployment is at 5.1% (and expected to drop even lower); People should be able to get back on their feet after a year. We shouldn't have entire generations of families being raised on welfare.