welfare

The idea of the government taking care of people is honorable but it doesn’t seem to work out the way it is planned. We started the War on Poverty in the 1960’s and we still have the same percentage of people in poverty today as we did then. What does an American family in poverty look like?
Data from the Department of Energy and other agencies show that the average poor family, as defined by Census officials:
● Lives in a home that is in good repair, not crowded, and equipped with air conditioning, clothes washer and dryer, and cable or satellite TV service.

● Prepares meals in a kitchen with a refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave as well as oven and stove.

● Enjoys two color TVs, a DVD player, VCR and — if children are there — an Xbox, PlayStation, or other video game system.

● Had enough money in the past year to meet essential needs, including adequate food and medical care.

The danger here is in the word average. We still have people who live on the street. I am not aware of anyone not having enough to eat as we here like you there have private groups, mostly churches, who provide food for the homeless.
The saddest thing to see is the inner city mostly black communities where there are third generation welfare people. Young girls having babies because their mom did and their grandma did. They are mostly school dropouts who live in government paid housing with government benefits like food stamps and health care. These housing projects what I call the modern day equivalent of the reservation are filled with drug users and sellers and overwhelmed with criminals. These are truly second class citizens and they are there as a result of our good intentions.