Make them plant a garden or something. It's not helpful in any utilitarian sense but it can add a sense of personality to a place and make it more welcoming. And it makes them feel like they're deserving the welfare.
I read something about the government wanted to make people still work for their money even though it was given by the government so they wouldn't end up lazy and spoiled.
It was from like the 1930s.
Spoken like a true person who does not what he or she is talking about.
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· 8 years ago
My mom gets money from the gov. She disabled and can't work. I get money because I make too little money to live off. Its not all black and white. Not everyone on gov assistance is lazy
But does your mom want to feel productive? I know I like to know I deserve things I get, so if I were getting "free stuff" I'd want to do something small back, like...sorting cards or something benign like that...
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· 8 years ago
She can't even brush her own hair. And its not "free", she's paid into disability for the last 30 years
My roommate sits around all day doing nothing, collecting money from the government. Because he has (some degree of) Asperger's syndrome. He's pretty socially awkward, but that shouldn't be considered enough of a disability to get enough free money to live off of when you're fully physically and mentally capable of working a job. He could pick up cans for the city. He could drive a car and deliver shit. But I lose a bit of my paycheck because I'm forced to pay for services for people like him. Lazy idiots. I'm fine with paying for legitimate disabled people to live, but allowing lazy idiots to get money is bullshit. And the thing is, he's stuck. He's got zero work experience at 25, so if he ever gets tired of just barely getting by on this free money, he won't be able to get a job anywhere other than flipping burgers or shoveling shit.
That's a bit insensitive. Sure he is probably capable of doing some kind of work, but do you seriously have to speak of the disease your roommate has so disrespectfully?
You don't live with the guy. He's a leech on the belly of society. If he's able to, he should work for money, that's how the world works for the most part. "Able" is a very broad term. There are different kinds of "able". Mentally and physically come to mind. Physically, he's fine. He can walk, run, lift, and go to the bathroom independently. Mentally, he's also fine. He's not an idiot for the most part, and could survive on his own. But socially, he's not so strong. Holding a basic conversation is choppy, awkward, and uncomfortable. But he can take orders from a boss, he can lay cement, drive a car, pick up garbage, or chop wood while remaining completely silent and interacting with nobody. I wouldn't give him a sales job or anything with lots of face to face or vocal human interaction. He couldn't sell a burger to an American. But he could do those other things, and should to earn money. Those who believe they can just get everything for free are dicks, unless they truly deserve it.
depends on the situation for me. Sometimes there's a disability of some kind- I think if you have disabilities up to a certain extremity, it should be optional, but not compulsory. However, if you're not (can't put it in a way that doesn't sound harsh) dying, and you are still mostly physically capable- I think it would be good to do community service- however there are of course some people who are in too dire a situation to be able to work.
I am late to this, but I feel compelled to say that the welfare system is not doing our society the service it claims to. I manage a bank in a very low income side of town. I see what the money is spent on and how the cycle perpetuates poverty. When there is no support or education that accompanies the checks, it become a never ending spiral of debt and desperation. The money is not enough to become homeowners or get a leg up in the world, but once they get a job they can't get any help. So they don't get a job to keep the check. There needs to be incentives to work for those who can and a sense of pride in earning an income. However, a lot of the time it is parents teaching their kids how to get a free check and more tax credits and then they teach their kids and the cycle continues. We as taxpayers should act for a revised welfare program not because we feel people below the poverty line are lazy, but because we want better for them as well as ourselves. Thank you for listening.
I saw something the other day about people on welfare having to do community service to keep their welfare checks
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· 8 years ago
I'm on disability and I would love this! Or get the word out that employer discrimination against disabled people is a shitty thing to do, and also illegal
It was from like the 1930s.