The Pros And Cons Of Generational Welfare
In 1930 the United States of America was experiencing an economic down turn called the Great Depression. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected and encouraged Congress to create a welfare system. With the best intentions, politicians began to find a way to pay for votes. Because of the Great Depression many Americans were jobless and were not able to support their families. The federal government created jobs, and a stopgap measure to keep individuals and families from falling through a safety net created by social security and welfare.
Unfortunately, this system came to be abused and mismanaged and today expends billions of dollars each year. Instead of creating a system to help and motivate individuals to pursue employment, it has instead created a lazy man system in which …show more content…
An interesting example a single mother is able to draw funds to get by on and if she needs more funds she has more babies. The more babies the less chance she has to get a job that will support her family. She then remains locked in a welfare system in which her children grow up and remain locked in the same system. Generational welfare has become an out of control normal in which no one wants to do anything about for fear of censure.
In many people’s mind the welfare system is being abused in negative ways and instead of helping the ones in need it is being used for the wrong purpose. People are becoming lazy and are not motivated to work. This causes disagreements within society because there are people who work hard and pay their taxes to basically maintain the lazy people who take advantage of it and misuse it. On the other hand, many people find the welfare program to be helpful to those family who receive a lower income, families with a single parent and famiies who overall struggling
Unfortunately, this system came to be abused and mismanaged and today expends billions of dollars each year. Instead of creating a system to help and motivate individuals to pursue employment, it has instead created a lazy man system in which …show more content…
An interesting example a single mother is able to draw funds to get by on and if she needs more funds she has more babies. The more babies the less chance she has to get a job that will support her family. She then remains locked in a welfare system in which her children grow up and remain locked in the same system. Generational welfare has become an out of control normal in which no one wants to do anything about for fear of censure.
In many people’s mind the welfare system is being abused in negative ways and instead of helping the ones in need it is being used for the wrong purpose. People are becoming lazy and are not motivated to work. This causes disagreements within society because there are people who work hard and pay their taxes to basically maintain the lazy people who take advantage of it and misuse it. On the other hand, many people find the welfare program to be helpful to those family who receive a lower income, families with a single parent and famiies who overall struggling